Thompson

American  

[tomp-suhn, tom-] / ˈtɒmp sən, ˈtɒm- /

noun

1. Benjamin, Count Rumford, 1753–1814, English physicist and diplomat, born in the U.S.

2. David, 1770–1857, Canadian fur trader, surveyor, author, and explorer, born in England.

3. David, born 1954, U.S. basketball player.

4. Dorothy, 1894–1961, U.S. journalist.

5. Francis, 1859–1907, English poet.

6. J(ames) Walter, 1847–1928, U.S. advertising executive.

7. Sir John Sparrow David, 1844–94, Canadian statesman: prime minister 1892–94.

8. Randall, 1899–1984, U.S. composer and teacher.

9. Sylvia, 1902–68, English novelist, born in Scotland.

10. a city in N central Manitoba, in central Canada: nickel mining.

11. a town in NE Connecticut.

12. Thompson River, a river with two branches, North Thompson and South Thompson, that join in S British Columbia, Canada, flowing W and SW to the Fraser River: 304 miles (489 km) long.

13. a river in S Iowa and N Missouri, flowing SE and S to the Grand River. 175 miles (282 km) long.

14. former name of Nlakaʼpamux.

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Thompson British  

/ ˈtɒmsən, ˈtɒmpsən /

noun

1. Benjamin, Count Rumford. 1753–1814, Anglo-American physicist, noted for his work on the nature of heat

2. Daley. born 1958, British athlete: Olympic decathlon champion (1980, 1984)

3. Emma. born 1959, British actress: her films include Howards End (1991), Sense and Sensibility (1996; also wrote screenplay), Primary Colors (1998), and Love Actually (2003)

4. Flora ( Jane ). 1876–1947, British writer, author of the autobiographical Lark Rise to Candleford (1945)

5. Francis. 1859–1907, British poet, best known for the mystical poem The Hound of Heaven (1893)

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Thompson Scientific  

/ tŏmp′sən,tŏm′- /

1. American-born British physicist who conducted numerous experiments on heat and friction, which led him to discover that heat is produced by moving particles.

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Example Sentences

By using a psychiatric defence argument, Mangione would have essentially admitted to killing Thompson with mitigating circumstances, legal expert Richard Schoenstein told CBS.

From BBC • Jun. 19, 2026

“The perceived risk of a global recession has fallen back towards the level seen immediately before the outbreak of the war,” says Jamie Thompson, head of macro scenarios at Oxford Economics.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026

A psychiatric defense would significantly alter the nature of the trial because his lawyers would acknowledge he killed Thompson, but argue he did it because he was emotionally disturbed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 17, 2026

Luigi Mangione will mount a psychiatric defense at his New York state trial for the killing of UnitedHealthcare Chief Executive Brian Thompson, a judge said Wednesday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 17, 2026

No, it wasn’t the what that surprised him, it was the who: Mars Bar Thompson.

From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli