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kitchener

1

[ kich-uh-ner ]

noun

  1. a person employed in, or in charge of, a kitchen.
  2. an elaborate kitchen stove.


Kitchener

2

[ kich-uh-ner ]

noun

  1. Horatio Herbert 1st Earl Kitchener of Khartoum and of Broome, 1850–1916, English field marshal and statesman.
  2. a city in S Ontario, in SE Canada.

Kitchener

1

/ ˈkɪtʃɪnə /

noun

  1. an industrial town in SE Canada, in S Ontario: founded in 1806 as Dutch Sand Hills, it was renamed Berlin in 1830 and Kitchener in 1916. Pop: 190 399 (2001)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


Kitchener

2

/ ˈkɪtʃɪnə /

noun

  1. KitchenerHoratio Herbert, 1st Earl Kitchener of Khartoum18501916MBritishMILITARY: generalPOLITICS: statesman Horatio Herbert, 1st Earl Kitchener of Khartoum. 1850–1916, British field marshal. As head of the Egyptian army (1892–98), he expelled the Mahdi from the Sudan (1898), occupying Khartoum; he also commanded British forces (1900–02) in the Boer War and (1902–09) in India. He conducted the mobilization of the British army for World War I as war minister (1914–16); he was drowned on his way to Russia
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of kitchener1

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; kitchen, -er 1
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Example Sentences

The other story I heard last night in the trenches was that Rothschild met Kitchener and asked him when his army was going across.

It was in the Times, too, that we first heard of Kitchener's end.

They immediately showed what they are made of by themselves erecting on the ground beside the windmill a series of Kitchener huts.

A wire having arrived from Kitchener putting Rawlinson under my command, I sent the latter instructions.

On the following day General Kitchener ordered the mounted troops and guns to make a reconnaissance towards Dulstroom.

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