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Frobisher

American  
[froh-bi-sher, frob-i-] / ˈfroʊ bɪ ʃər, ˈfrɒb ɪ- /

noun

  1. Sir Martin, 1535?–94, English navigator and explorer.


Frobisher British  
/ ˈfrəʊbɪʃə /

noun

  1. Sir Martin . ?1535–94, English navigator and explorer: made three unsuccessful voyages in search of the Northwest Passage (1576; 1577; 1578), visiting Labrador and Baffin Island

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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She played Marjory Frobisher in the BBC comedy series, alongside Penelope Keith as Audrey Fforbes-Hamilton and Peter Bowles as Richard DeVere from 1979 to 1981.

From BBC • Jun. 19, 2023

Frobisher mourns the drowned, nameless girls and grows more and more determined to find their killer, with Gwendolen’s help.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 5, 2022

That's not a problem for Paul Frobisher Mugambwa, who works for an international accountancy firm in Kigali.

From BBC • Nov. 21, 2022

Detective Chief Inspector Frobisher is an unhappily married man who’s dedicated himself to ridding London of Nellie’s corrupting influence.

From Washington Post • Oct. 4, 2022

Bod led Scarlett carefully up the steps, through the hill, into the jutting black masonry of the Frobisher mausoleum.

From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman

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