Abbott

American  

[ab-uht] / ˈæb ət /

noun

1. Berenice, 1898–1991, U.S. photographer.

2. Edith, 1876–1957, and her sister Grace, 1878–1939, U.S. social reformers.

3. Edville Gerhardt 1871–1938, U.S. orthopedist.

4. George, 1887–1995, U.S. playwright, director, and producer.

5. Jacob, 1803–79, and his son, Lyman, 1835–1922, U.S. clergymen and writers.

6. Sir John Joseph Caldwell, 1821–93, Canadian political leader: prime minister 1891–92.

7. Robert Sengstake 1868–1940, U.S. newspaper publisher.

8. William Bud, 1898–1974, U.S. actor, producer, and comedian, best known as the straight man of Abbott and Costello.

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Example Sentences

Outside the financial sector, Johnson & Johnson reports results on Tuesday, while Abbott Laboratories, Netflix, and PepsiCo report on Thursday.

From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026

Among them are Australia's richest woman Gina Rinehart and former prime minister Tony Abbott, who said his "instinctive sympathy" remained with special forces soldiers from the Afghanistan campaign.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

“We’re both unafraid to be ugly and weird and strange,” Abbott added.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

In 2022, infant formula maker Abbott Laboratories paused production at its Michigan plant for nearly four months after concerns of a potential bacterial contamination.

From Salon • Mar. 20, 2026

Because the artifacts were crudely made, Abbott believed that they must have been fashioned not by historical Indians but by some earlier, “ruder” group, modern Indians’ long-ago ancestors.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann