Poitier
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- proper noun
- /ˈpɔːti.eɪ/
- Apart from Sidney Poitier, there were seldom parts for black actors other than 'walk-on' roles.
- Sidney Poitier
- Belafonte and Poitier
- Harry Belaonte and Poitier
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Watch on YouTubeAnthony Sidney Poitier, I like him too.
- Anthony Sidney Poitier, I like him too.
- And I loved, you know, oh, I loved Sidney Poitier.
- Yeah. And standing over in the corner with Sidney Poitier.
Examples
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Would they have nominated and given the Oscar to Sidney Poitier, the real standout performance in the film?
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Sidney Poitier was in it.
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You got Sidney Poitier right In the heat of the night, The movie, not the show.
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In the Heat... of the Night, with Sidney Poitier.
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The 1961 film, starring Sidney Poitier, reoriented the play's message to a mass audience.
Academic text (1996) -
We decided to get a copy of Sidney Poitier's autobiography.
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And I had an opportunity to interview all the big stars: Denzel Washington, Morgan Freeman, Sidney Poitier, everybody.
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In the story, a wagon master, Buck (Poitier), leads a band of ex-slaves from Louisiana to a new life as homesteaders in Colorado.
Academic text (2017) -
Sidney Poitier and Harry Belafonte visited Tanzania briefly to propose a Black production company, but the project never materialized.
Academic text (2005) -
Sidney Poitier broke ground as the first African-American to win the Academy Award for Best Actor.
Synonyms
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A Bahamian actor and director who is the first Black man to win an Academy Award for acting
Surface Forms
Etymology
Poitier likely comes from the French place name Poitiers, and it originally meant a person 'from Poitiers'. So the name became a family name and is the surname of the actor Sidney Poitier.