Addison

American  

[ad-uh-suhn] / ˈæd ə sən /

noun

1. Joseph, 1672–1719, English essayist and poet.

2. Thomas, 1793–1860, English physician.

3. a town in NE Illinois.

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Addison British  

/ ˈædɪsən /

noun

1. Joseph. 1672–1719, English essayist and poet who, with Richard Steele, founded The Spectator (1711–14) and contributed most of its essays, including the de Coverley Papers

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Example Sentences

The only other characters identified in the program are Tybalt and Mercutio—Renan Cerdeiro and Shu Kinouchi, respectively, at my first performance; Addison Ector and Kyle Halford at my second.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

From a technical standpoint, Brent rising to $200 or even $240 a barrel is “becoming more likely,” Andrew Addison, proprietor of the Institutional View research service said in a note Sunday.

From Barron's • Mar. 9, 2026

Times restaurant critic Bill Addison as “deftly engineered chaos,” ultimately epitomizing the “L.A. dreamer, the go-getter.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2026

Best new artist nominee Addison Rae brought new meaning to her song High Fashion on the red carpet.

From BBC • Feb. 1, 2026

Finally Mrs. Addison has to come out and pull me away until the ambulance leaves with just the light going and not the siren.

From "Freak The Mighty" by Rodman Philbrick