Gibson
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3.2
- proper noun
- /ˈɡɪb.sən/
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Gibson
- My name is Wesley Gibson.
- Mel Gibson
- William Gibson
- Charles Gibson
And your friend Mel Gibson's had a tough year.
- And your friend Mel Gibson's had a tough year.
- In fact, the cellist Brian Gibson went on to play with Chris Cornell.
- There's nothing like that in in Gibson's world.
- And now, dear friends, here's Edward Gibson.
- You're not Tyrese Gibson, You're Tyrese one name.
- And you know, massively responsible with a few others, you know, Jim Cassell, Alice Gibson and Frankie Bunfer.
- Blish for his humanity, Gibson for his language and daring, Asimov for his grand scale of thought.
- I just, I so want to meet Mel Gibson and give him a big hug because it takes real guts, a real guts, a real courage.
Examples
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I'm sorry, Mr. Gibson, but we're not interested.
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The street finds its own uses for things, as TwenCen writer William Gibson remarked.
Fiction book (1999) -
- You know what Mr. Gibson says?
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"Nice to see you two can still smile, but Gibson was apparently serious.
Fiction book (1999) -
We are so, so sorry Mr. Gibson.
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What happened to Mr. Gibson?
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Agent Gibson, we read your fly-by.
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His name was Gibson Grange, and he was one of the most famous actors in Hollywood.
Fiction book (1990) -
The 15 statements from the Gibson scale called for responses ranging from strongly agree to strongly disagree.
Academic text (1996) -
Mr. Gibson is a well-respected member of the community.
Compounds
- Archaic
A drawn picture that shows a young American woman from the late 1800s with beauty, confidence, and a tall hairdo
Surface Forms
Etymology
Gibson as a family name originally means 'son of Gibb'. The name Gibb was a short form of Gilbert, so Gibson is like Johnson and shows 'son of' someone.