Theodore Roosevelt
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- proper noun
- /θiˈɔdər ˈroʊzəvɛlt/
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Theodore Roosevelt
- That same power would send Theodore Roosevelt's Great White Fleet sailing around the world.
- President Theodore Roosevelt
Examples
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Some of the students confused FDR with his distant cousin and presidential predecessor, Theodore Roosevelt.
Academic text (1997) -
Theodore Roosevelt, 26th president of these United States of America at your service.
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This museum was originally dedicated to that man on the horse up there, President Theodore Roosevelt.
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Theodore Roosevelt, at your service.
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Booker T. Washington brought a delegation of black Baptists to the White House to urge President Theodore Roosevelt to put pressure on Leopold.
Academic text (1998) -
When President Theodore Roosevelt severely criticized "nature-fakers" in a published interview, he mentioned Ingersoll as a writer whose accuracy was exemplary.
Academic text (1991) -
William McKinley vetoed only two public bills; Theodore Roosevelt, fifteen; William Howard Taft and Woodrow Wilson, each more than twenty.
Academic text (1997) -
Theodore Roosevelt and Daniel Burnham aren't just shadowy figures in an arid textbook.
Academic text (1998) -
During the war, Kahn's patriotic ardor, anti-hyphenism, and preparedness campaign rivaled that of Theodore Roosevelt.
Academic text (1991) -
President Theodore Roosevelt was known for his energetic leadership during the Spanish-American War.
Synonyms
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A president who pushed reforms and expanded the national park system
The 26th United States president known for strong leadership and building the Panama Canal
Surface Forms
Morphology
Theodore + Roosevelt
This is a proper name formed from a personal name; knowing the constituents 'Theodore' and 'Roosevelt' only identifies a person, not that the phrase refers to a specific US Navy aircraft carrier. The fact that the ship is named after the president is arbitrary and requires encyclopedic or cultural knowledge, so the carrier meaning cannot be derived from the parts alone.
Etymology
Theodore Roosevelt was the 26th president of the United States, known for energetic leadership, reforms, and his saying 'speak softly and carry a big stick'. One popular story says he spared a tied bear on a hunt, which gave him the nickname 'Teddy' and inspired the 'Teddy bear', so his name often brings to mind a bold, outdoors leader.