Tatum

[ tey-tuhm ]

noun

1. Art, 1910–56, U.S. jazz pianist.
2. Edward Law·rie [lawr, -ee], 1909–75, U.S. biochemist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1958.

Tatum

/ ˈteɪtəm /

noun

1. TatumArt19101956MUSMUSIC: jazz pianist Art, full name Arthur Tatum. 1910–56, US jazz pianist
2. TatumEdward Lawrie19091975MUSSCIENCE: chemist Edward Lawrie. 1909–75, US biochemist, who showed how genes regulate biochemical processes in an organism and demonstrated that bacteria reproduce sexually; Nobel prize for physiology or medicine (1958) with Beadle and Lederberg

Example Sentences

The Celtics already had one of the league’s top scorers in Tatum.

From FiveThirtyEight

Tatum was not the only player to enter coronavirus protocols after a game against the Wizards.

From Washington Post

On Saturday afternoon, Tatum became the second member of the Celtics to test positive for the coronavirus, according to the Boston Globe.

From Washington Post

Tatum is a corps member with Report for America, a national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms.

From ProPublica

The 22-year old Tatum has established himself as a potential franchise player and one of the NBA’s top two-way wings during his three seasons with the Celtics.

From Washington Post

But for the real Mark Schultz, whom Tatum plays in the film Foxcatcher, it has become a sore point.

From The Daily Beast

For many men, being depicted by Channing Tatum in a film about your life would be a compliment.

From The Daily Beast

Carell is good in a brooding, atmospheric movie but Channing Tatum and Mark Ruffalo are better.

From The Daily Beast

Tatum wears the shame(s) of a nation on his face in this quietly devastating portrait of the American dream run amok.

From The Daily Beast

I heard a rumor that you and Channing Tatum were trying to make a film version of Guys and Dolls together.

From The Daily Beast

While they waited and while they worked to bring Harve Tatum back to his senses, the men marveled at two amazing things.

From Project Gutenberg

Tatum died of neuro-toxic virus, because we couldn't do anything to rebuild neurones in those days.

From Project Gutenberg

The Kiowa statement of his singing his death song is corroborated by Battey and by agent Tatum.

From Project Gutenberg

Karstens still had internal pains; Tatum and I had severe headaches.

From Project Gutenberg

Meanwhile, Tatum had been reading a round of angles with the prismatic compass.

From Project Gutenberg