Rodney

American  

[rod-nee] / ˈrɒd ni /

noun

1. George Brydges Baron, 1718–92, British admiral.

2. a male given name: an Old English family name, taken from a placename.

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Rodney British  

/ ˈrɒdnɪ /

noun

1. George Brydges , 1st Baron Rodney. 1719–92, English admiral: captured Martinique (1762): defeated the Spanish at Cape St Vincent (1780) and the French under Admiral de Grasse off Dominica (1782), restoring British superiority in the Caribbean

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Example Sentences

In the words of safety Rodney Harrison, who won two Super Bowls with the Patriots, “it’s disrespectful for everybody else on that football team. I didn’t see Tom Brady picking off nobody. I didn’t see Tom Brady making any tackles. Same thing with Bill.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Rodney Rice hadn’t played much point guard in two years at Maryland when, last spring, Eric Musselman offered him a chance to do just that at USC.

From Los Angeles Times

Rodney Rice had 21 points and eight assists for the Trojans.

From Los Angeles Times

“Horror has been, historically, the Rodney Dangerfield of genres,” notes Paul Dergarabedian, head of marketplace trends for global media measurement firm Comscore.

From Los Angeles Times

The results were judged by a winemaker at nearby Rodney Strong Vineyards.

From The Wall Street Journal