Christopher


Definition: Meaning of, Christopher in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈkrɪstəfə /

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  1. 3rd century christian martyr and patron saint of travellers
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Christopher used in phrases

  • Charles Christopher Parker (noun)
    1. 1920-1955 united States saxophonist and leader of the bop style of jazz
  • Christopher Carson (noun)
    1. 1809-1868 united States frontiersman who guided Fremont's expeditions in the 1840s and served as a Union general in the American Civil War
  • Christopher Columbus (noun)
    1. 1451-1506 italian navigator who discovered the New World in the service of Spain while looking for a route to China
  • Christopher Fry (noun)
    1. born 1907 english dramatist noted for his comic verse dramas
  • Christopher Isherwood (noun)
    1. 1904-1986 born in England united States writer whose best known novels portray Berlin in the 1930's and who collaborated with W. H. Auden in writing plays in verse
  • Christopher Marlowe (noun)
    1. 1564-1593 english poet and playwright who introduced blank verse as a form of dramatic expression; was stabbed to death in a tavern brawl
  • Christopher Robin
    1. a character in stories and poems by A. A. MILNE . He is a small boy who is a friend of WINNIE THE POOH .
  • Christopher William Bradshaw Isherwood (noun)
    1. 1904-1986 born in England united States writer whose best known novels portray Berlin in the 1930's and who collaborated with W. H. Auden in writing plays in verse
  • Christopher, Saint
    1. (?-?250 AD) according to the Christian religion, a man who carried Christ across a river, and who became the PATRON SAINT of travellers
  • Columbus, Christopher
    1. (1451-1506) an Italian sailor and EXPLORER who many people think of as the first European to discover America, in 1492. He arrived in America by accident when he was trying to find a new way to Asia by sailing west from Spain. Most people now think that the first discovery of America by Europeans was about 500 years earlier, by the Norwegian Leif ERICSSON
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