Hockett

American  

[hok-it] / ˈhɒk ɪt /

noun

1. Charles, 1916–2000, U.S. linguist and anthropologist.

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Example Sentences

The thought had gained force with the help of Jamie’s new neighbor in Berkeley, Ben Hockett.

From Literature

Not long before he’d walked out the door for Las Vegas, he’d dashed an e-mail off to his partner Ben Hockett, who planned to meet him there, and Jamie Mai, who didn’t.

From Literature

Ben Hockett, the only one of the three who had worked inside a big Wall Street firm, also tended to travel very quickly in his mind to some catastrophic endgame.

From Literature

And so it was that Ben Hockett found himself sitting in a pub called The Powder Monkey, in the city of Exmouth, in the county of Devon, England, seeking a buyer of $205 million in credit default swaps on the double-A tranches of mezzanine subprime CDOs.

From Literature

“We were focused on, Where do we put our money that’s safe?” said Ben Hockett.

From Literature