Thorpe

[ thawrp ]

noun

1. James Francis Jim, 1888–1953, U.S. track-and-field athlete and football and baseball player.

Thorpe

/ θɔːp /

noun

1. ThorpeIan1982MAustralianSPORT: swimmer Ian . born 1982, Australian swimmer; won three gold medals at the 2000 Olympic Games, six gold medals at the 2002 Commonwealth Games, and two gold medals at the 2004 Olympic Games.
2. ThorpeJames Francis18881953MUSSPORT AND GAMES: American footballerSPORT AND GAMES: athlete James Francis. 1888–1953, American football player and athlete: Olympic pentathlon and decathlon champion (1912)
3. ThorpeJeremy1929MBritishPOLITICS: politician Jeremy. born 1929, British politician; leader of the Liberal party (1967–76)

Example Sentences

After a speech to parliamentarians in the Australian capital Canberra he was heckled by an independent senator, Lidia Thorpe, who shouted "You are not my King", in a protest about Indigenous people's rights.

From BBC

Lidia Thorpe’s cries of “not my King” and “this is not your land” shone a light on a country that is still grappling with its colonial past.

From BBC

If this was the decisive day in the series, then all credit should go to Shakeel, who played an innings reminiscent of the late Graham Thorpe.

From BBC

But Aboriginal elder Aunty Violet Sheridan, who had earlier welcomed the King and Queen, said Thorpe's protest was "disrespectful", adding: "She does not speak for me."

From BBC

It comes as backlash over an Aboriginal senator's heckling of King Charles in Canberra on Monday intensifies, with politicians and some Indigenous leaders condemning Lidia Thorpe's behaviour.

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