Robertson

American  

[rob-ert-suhn] / ˈrɒb ərt sən /

noun

1. Oscar Palmer The Big O, born 1938, U.S. basketball player: Basketball Hall of Fame 1980, 2010.

2. Pat Marion Gordon Robertson, 1930–2023, U.S. evangelist and media mogul noted for his influential political conservatism.

3. William, 1721–93, Scottish historian, academic, and minister in the Church of Scotland.

4. Sir William Robert, 1860–1933, British field marshal, noted for his unprecedented rise from enlisted man to highest ranking British army officer.

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Robertson British  

noun

1. George ( Islay Macneill ), Baron. born 1946, Scottish Labour politician; secretary-general of NATO (1999–2003)

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Example Sentences

Tottenham want to add experience and leadership to their squad this summer and view Robertson as a key target before manager Roberto de Zerbi's first full season in charge.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

Robertson has made 373 appearances for Liverpool and won a total of nine trophies while playing at Anfield, including two Premier League titles and the Champions League.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

Others, like James Robertson, a Texas IT executive, are more skeptical.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Robertson, who bought shares in Tesla in 2014, said he worries a combined company could go the way of other failed conglomerates like General Electric, risking the success of both businesses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Pat Robertson, the former television evangelist and presidential candidate, maintained recently that he couldn’t prove that there weren’t Soviet missile sites in Cuba and therefore there might be.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos