christopher : Idioms & Phrases

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charles christopher parker

  • noun United States saxophonist and leader of the bop style of jazz (1920-1955)
    Bird Parker; Parker; Yardbird Parker; Charlie Parker.
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christopher carson

  • noun United States frontiersman who guided Fremont's expeditions in the 1840s and served as a Union general in the American Civil War (1809-1868)
    Carson; Kit Carson.
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christopher columbus

  • noun Italian navigator who discovered the New World in the service of Spain while looking for a route to China (1451-1506)
    Cristoforo Colombo; Columbus; Cristobal Colon.
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christopher fry

  • noun English dramatist noted for his comic verse dramas (born 1907)
    Fry.
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christopher isherwood

  • noun United States writer (born in England) whose best known novels portray Berlin in the 1930's and who collaborated with W. H. Auden in writing plays in verse (1904-1986)
    Christopher Isherwood; Isherwood.
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christopher marlowe

  • noun English poet and playwright who introduced blank verse as a form of dramatic expression; was stabbed to death in a tavern brawl (1564-1593)
    Marlowe.
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christopher william bradshaw isherwood

  • noun United States writer (born in England) whose best known novels portray Berlin in the 1930's and who collaborated with W. H. Auden in writing plays in verse (1904-1986)
    Christopher Isherwood; Isherwood.
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herb christopher

  • noun a plant of the genus Actaea having acrid poisonous berries
    baneberry; cohosh.
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saint christopher

  • noun Christian martyr and patron saint of travellers (3rd century)
    Saint Christopher; Christopher.
  • noun the largest of the islands comprising Saint Christopher-Nevis
    Saint Christopher; St. Kitts; Saint Kitts.
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saint christopher-nevis

  • noun a country on several of the Leeward Islands; located to the east southeast of Puerto Rico; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1983
    St. Kitts and Nevis; Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Christopher-Nevis.
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sir christopher wren

  • noun English architect who designed more than fifty London churches (1632-1723)
    Wren.
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st. christopher

  • noun Christian martyr and patron saint of travellers (3rd century)
    Saint Christopher; Christopher.
  • noun the largest of the islands comprising Saint Christopher-Nevis
    Saint Christopher; St. Kitts; Saint Kitts.
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st. christopher-nevis

  • noun a country on several of the Leeward Islands; located to the east southeast of Puerto Rico; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1983
    St. Kitts and Nevis; Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Christopher-Nevis.
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william christopher handy

  • noun United States blues musician who transcribed and published traditional blues music (1873-1958)
    W. C. Handy; Handy.
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