Carmichael

American  

[kahr-mahy-kuhl] / ˈkɑr maɪ kəl /

noun

1. Hoagland Howard Hoagy, 1899–1981, U.S. songwriter and musician.

2. Stokely Kwame Ture, 1941–1998, U.S. civil rights leader, born in Trinidad: chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee 1966–67.

3. a town in central California, near Sacramento.

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Carmichael British  

/ kɑːˈmaɪkəl /

noun

1. Hoaglund Howard (ˈhəʊɡlənd), known as Hoagy. 1899–1981, US pianist, singer, and composer of such standards as "Star Dust" (1929).

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Example Sentences

However, Alistair Carmichael, the committee's chair, said on Tuesday that the amount "does not touch the sides".

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Dylan Carmichael began posting song covers on TikTok and Instagram three years ago after teaching himself to play guitar during the Covid-19 lockdown.

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026

Directing them is the Barbadian-born chef Paul Carmichael, who recently took New York fine dining in an all-too-rare direction: the Caribbean.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

“Younger folks, especially younger men, are looking to get rich quick and also to build ‘passive wealth’ — all of which I think goes back to the aspiration gap,” Carmichael said.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 28, 2026

Mike Carmichael and his wife are expecting me because I called them from the road.

From "All The Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven