Oliver
proper nounadjectivecommon in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈɒlɪvə//
- United States//ˈɑlɪvɚ//
A male given name from the Germanic languages.
proper noun
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A male given name from the Germanic languages.
Froyſard, a Countreyman of ours, records, / England all Oliuers and Rowlands breed, / During the time Edward the third did raigne: […]
"My name is Oliver, sir," replied the little invalid with a look of great astonishment. "Oliver," said Mr. Brownlow; "Oliver what? Oliver White,—eh?" "No, sir, Twist,—Oliver Twist." "Queer name," said the old gentleman. What made you tell the magistrate your name was White?"
And Oliver suits me, don't you find? It rather goes with my dark, dark hair and kissable ivory teeth, my slim waist, my panache and my linen suit with the ineradicable stain of Pinot Noir.
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A surname originating as a patronymic.
“I appreciate your curiosity,” Oliver answers in hurried monotone without inflection or pauses for punctuation.
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A placename A number of places in Canada: A town in British Columbia.
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A placename A number of places in Canada: An urban neighborhood of Edmonton, Alberta.
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A placename A number of places in Canada: A community in Colchester County, Nova Scotia.
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A placename A number of places in Canada: A community in Essex County, Ontario.
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A placename A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Scott County, Arkansas.
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A placename A number of places in the United States: A ghost town in Yuba County, California.
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A placename A number of places in the United States: A tiny city in Screven County, Georgia.
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A placename A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Edgar County, Illinois.
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A placename A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Whiteside County, Illinois.
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A placename A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Posey County, Indiana.
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A placename A number of places in the United States: A neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland.
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A placename A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Kimball County, Nebraska.
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A placename A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Fayette County, Pennsylvania.
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A placename A number of places in the United States: A village in Douglas County, Wisconsin.
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A placename A number of places in the United States: A number of townships, including in Michigan (2), Missouri, Ohio, and Pennsylvania (3), included under Oliver Township.
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datedA placename Synonym of the Moon (“the Earth's moon”).
Now Oliver puts his blank nightcap on,¶ And every star its glim is hiding,¶ And forth to the heath is the scampsman gone,¶ His matchless cherry-black prancer riding;
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Variant of oliverAlternative form of oliver.
The last device, the Oliver, was an innovative alternative to the various forms of small tilt hammers recorded and illustrated by Agricola.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English Oliver, from Old French Olivier, by folk etymology derived from the Latin name Olīvārius, but probably representing an Old High German form of Old Norse Óleifr (“ancestral + relic”) (modern Danish Olaf and Swedish Olof), or Proto-Germanic *ala- (“all”) + *wēraz (“true”) (modern Swedish allvar). Name of a paladin of Charlemagne in medieval French romance.
adjective
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slangDrunk, pissed.
Forms
- plural
- Olivers
- comparative
- more Oliver
- superlative
- most Oliver
Oliver · A male given name from the Germanic languages.
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