Oliver Hazard Perry

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A United States navy officer best known for leading the fleet that beat the British at Lake Erie during 1812

proper noun

: Oliver Hazard Perry

Students learned about Oliver Hazard Perry and his role in the War of 1812 during their history lesson.

Examples

A portrait of Oliver Hazard Perry hangs in the naval museum, celebrating his famous victory on Lake Erie.
The bravery of Oliver Hazard Perry was commemorated in several naval monuments across the United States.
The hero of Lake Erie was Oliver Hazard Perry.
Did Oliver Hazard Perry really win the battle?
A portrait of Oliver Hazard Perry hangs in the naval museum, celebrating his famous victory on Lake Erie.
Students learned about Oliver Hazard Perry and his role in the War of 1812 during their history lesson.
The bravery of Oliver Hazard Perry was commemorated in several naval monuments across the United States.

Synonyms

Commodore Perry

vsOliver Hazard Perry

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A United States navy officer who won the Battle of Lake Erie in the War of 1812

is the same officer but named with birth and death years included

Surface Forms

Oliver Hazard Perry main

Morphology

Oliver + Hazard + Perry

This is a personal name whose referent (a US naval officer) is not derivable from the literal meanings of 'Oliver', 'Hazard', and 'Perry'. Proper names are arbitrary and language-specific, so a B1 learner who knows the individual words would not be able to infer the historical identity or biography from the constituents.

Etymology

Oliver Hazard Perry was a U.S. navy officer who won a famous battle on Lake Erie in 1813. After the fight he sent the short message 'We have met the enemy and they are ours', and that victory made his name stand for bravery at sea.