bartlett Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun United States explorer who accompanied Peary's expedition to the North Pole and who led many other Arctic trips (1875-1946)
    Robert Abram Bartlett; Captain Bob; Robert Bartlett.
  2. noun United States publisher and editor who compiled a book of familiar quotations (1820-1905)
    John Bartlett.
  3. noun juicy yellow pear
    bartlett pear.

WordNet


Bart"lett noun
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) A Bartlett pear, a favorite kind of pear, which originated in England about 1770, and was called Williams' Bonchrétien. It was brought to America, and distributed by Mr. Enoch Bartlett, of Dorchester, Massachusetts.

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