Vanderbilt

[ van-der-bilt ]

noun

1. Cornelius, 1794–1877, U.S. financier.
2. Harold Stir·ling [stur, -ling], 1884–1970, U.S. business executive.

Vanderbilt

/ ˈvændəbɪlt /

noun

1. VanderbiltCornelius17941877MUSBUSINESS: shipownerBUSINESS: railway magnatePHILANTHROPY: philanthropist Cornelius, known as Commodore Vanderbilt. 1794–1877, US steamship and railway magnate and philanthropist

Example Sentences

"It would be odd for the second Trump administration to back off a lawsuit that they filed themselves," said Rebecca Allensworth, associate dean for research and anti-trust professor at Vanderbilt Law School.

From BBC

Daniel Diermeier, the chancellor of Vanderbilt University, commissioned a study — after his own school’s decline last year — that argued the rankings were problematic.

From New York Times

Redick said Vanderbilt was progressing, but he wasn’t close to playing.

From Los Angeles Times

And Gabe Vincent, the team’s big signing in free agency, never was healthy and didn’t factor in the regular season, leaving the Lakers without two of their best perimeter defenders in him and Vanderbilt.

From Los Angeles Times

When he returned to coordinating at Vanderbilt in 2021 before going to Michigan in 2022, Minter wanted to keep the collaborative approach.

From Los Angeles Times