Rodney George Laver
- proper noun
- Rodney George Laver is the only tennis player to achieve the Grand Slam twice in men's singles.
Examples
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The legendary Australian tennis player Rodney George Laver won his first Grand Slam in 1962.
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The center court at Melbourne Park is named after Rodney George Laver in his honor.
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Many consider Rodney George Laver one of the greatest athletes in tennis history.
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Did you know that Rodney George Laver is the only player to win the Grand Slam twice?
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Rodney George Laver is the only tennis player to achieve the Grand Slam twice in men's singles.
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Many consider Rodney George Laver one of the greatest athletes in tennis history.
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The center court at Melbourne Park is named after Rodney George Laver in his honor.
Synonyms
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An Australian tennis player who won all four major tournaments in one year twice
Surface Forms
Morphology
Rodney + George + Laver
This is a full personal name; knowing the constituent names 'Rodney', 'George', and 'Laver' only signals that it is a person’s name but gives no information about being an Australian tennis player or a two-time calendar-year Grand Slam winner. Proper names are encyclopedic and non-compositional, so the biographical meaning is unpredictable for learners.
Etymology
Rodney George Laver belongs to an Australian tennis player who won all four major titles in one year not once but twice, an achievement called a 'Grand Slam'. Because of this, his name now stands for a very great tennis champion and the main court at Melbourne is named after him.