Oliver

[ ol-uh-ver ]

noun

1. one of the 12 paladins of Charlemagne. Compare Roland.
2. Joseph King, 1885?–1938, U.S. cornet player, bandleader, and composer: pioneer in jazz.
3. a male given name.

Oliver

/ ˈɒlɪvə /

noun

1. one of Charlemagne's 12 paladins See also Roland
2. OliverIsaac?15561617MEnglishFrenchARTS AND CRAFTS: miniaturist Isaac. ?1556–1617, English portrait miniaturist, born in France: he studied under Hilliard and worked at James I's court
3. OliverJamie (Trevor)1975MBritishCOOKERY: chef Jamie ( Trevor ). born 1975, British chef and presenter of television cookery programmes
4. OliverJoseph18851938MUSMUSIC: jazz cornet player Joseph, known as King Oliver. 1885–1938, US pioneer jazz cornetist

Example Sentences

For nearly a year, she didn’t have to drive to and from work or walk much farther than the distance between rooms — and as a result, she had more waking hours to spend with Oliver and her boyfriend, Jonathan Rainone, who’s Oliver’s dad.

From Washington Post

Now that she’s back on the job, she’s been lucky to spend more than an hour or two with them in the late afternoons after Oliver gets home from summer camp before crashing for the night.

From Washington Post

For example, a study that included patients on dialysis for kidney disease showed that “symptoms reported after the third dose were consistent with what has been seen after the second dose,” Oliver said.

From Science News

Oliver also broke down the data at the individual level, and reported that for every one million doses of the vaccine administered to women aged 18 to 49—the group at highest risk of the clotting side effect—13 cases of clotting might be expected.

From Time

The Johnson & Johnson vaccine makes up fewer than 5 percent of the inoculations that have been administered, Oliver said.

From Washington Post

He gets up and goes over to their table and introduces himself, and he says, ‘Hello, I’m Oliver Reed.

From The Daily Beast

For example, it views comedian and Last Week Tonight host John Oliver as a credible threat to the Thai power structure.

From The Daily Beast

He opens up about the bogus Midnight Express, Oliver Stone on blow, and his riveting one-man show.

From The Daily Beast

But that was Oliver expunging all this anger he had from not being able to get Platoon made yet, which was his baby.

From The Daily Beast

Aside from Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., there are no celebrities or well-known names.

From The Daily Beast

Oliver coloured involuntarily to find that the old thief had been reading his thoughts; but boldly said, Yes, he did want to know.

From Project Gutenberg

For one brief moment Oliver cast a hurried glance along the empty street, and a cry for help hung upon his lips.

From Project Gutenberg

Struck by the energy of her manner, Oliver looked up in her face with great surprise.

From Project Gutenberg

Oliver turned for an instant when they reached the door, in the hope of meeting a look from the girl.

From Project Gutenberg

She caught the hand which Oliver instinctively placed in hers, and, blowing out the light, drew him after her up the stairs.

From Project Gutenberg