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Barnard

American  
[bahr-nahrd, -nerd, bahr-nerd] / ˈbɑr nɑrd, -nərd, ˈbɑr nərd /

noun

  1. Christiaan N(eethling) 1922–2001, South African surgeon: performed first successful human-heart transplant 1967.

  2. Edward Emerson, 1857–1923, U.S. astronomer.

  3. Frederick Augustus Porter, 1809–89, U.S. educator and advocate of higher education for women: president of Columbia University 1864–89.

  4. George Gray, 1863–1938, U.S. sculptor.

  5. Henry, 1811–1900, U.S. educator.

  6. a first name.


Barnard British  
/ ˈbɑːnɑːd /

noun

  1. Christiaan ( Neethling ). 1923–2001, South African surgeon, who performed the first human heart transplant (1967)

  2. Edward Emerson . 1857–1923, US astronomer: noted for his discovery of the fifth satellite of Jupiter and his discovery of comets, nebulae, and a red dwarf (1916)

"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

Barnard Scientific  
/ bärnərd /
  1. South African surgeon who performed the first successful human heart transplant in 1967.


Example Sentences

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"It'll be tough but it holds no fear for us," said Chelsea's director of football David Barnard.

From BBC

"You can look at the bracket but you can't take things for granted," added Chelsea's director of football Barnard.

From BBC

Councilmember Cheylynda Barnard, who authored the motion, expressed frustration with claims that a pause would deter businesses and result in job losses.

From Los Angeles Times

Rajiv Sethi, a Barnard College economics professor who has studied prediction markets, said what concerns him the most is that Polymarket doesn’t know the real-world identities of most people who trade on the platform.

From The Wall Street Journal

Among the collection are letters penned by The Doors' then-publicist Leon Barnard, a superfan who was hired to help promote the band in Sweden and Denmark.

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