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Gibson

1 American  
[gib-suhn] / ˈgɪb sən /

noun

  1. a dry martini cocktail garnished with a pearl onion.

Gibson 2 American  
[gib-suhn] / ˈgɪb sən /

noun

  1. Althea, 1927–2003, U.S. tennis player.

  2. Charles Dana 1867–1944, U.S. artist and illustrator.

  3. Josh(ua), 1911–47, U.S. baseball player.

  4. Robert Bob, 1935–2020, U.S. baseball pitcher.

  5. a male given name.

Gibson 1 British  
/ ˈɡɪbsən /

noun

  1. a cocktail consisting of four or more parts dry gin and one part dry vermouth, iced and served with a pickled pearl onion

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Gibson 2 British  
/ ˈɡɪbsən /

noun

  1. Mel. born 1956, Australian film actor and director: his films include Mad Max (1979), Hamlet (1990), Braveheart (1996; also directed), What Women Want (2000), The Passion of the Christ (2004; director only), and Apocalypto (2006; director and co-writer)

"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

Etymology

Origin of Gibson

First recorded in 1925–30; after the surname Gibson

Example Sentences

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It sponsored conferences for financial advisers of Morgan Stanley, UBS and others, and recently flew investment advisers to Chicago, putting them up at The Langham hotel with dinner at Gibsons Bar & Steakhouse.

From The Wall Street Journal

Gibson played 12 years in Detroit and won a World Series.

From Los Angeles Times

Great Britain's Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson miss out on a podium finish in the figure skating ice dance event, after a disappointing performance in their free dance routine at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

From BBC

Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson missed out on becoming the first British figure skaters in 32 years to win an Olympic medal, as they failed to make the ice dance podium at Milan-Cortina 2026.

From BBC

Matt Gibson, 52, moors his sage-green houseboat, bedecked with plants, on the Regent's Canal near central London.

From Barron's

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