Gardner

Học thuật
Thân thiện
Definition
  1. Proper noun:
    • A surname of notable individuals: "Gardner" is primarily used as a proper noun referring to specific people with that surname, particularly those who have gained public recognition in fields such as literature or philanthropy.
Examples of Usage
  • Proper noun:
    • Erle Stanley Gardner created the famous lawyer-detective Perry Mason.
    • Isabella Stewart Gardner founded a renowned art museum in Boston.
Advanced Usage
  • Used attributively to denote possession or association: The surname can be used in an attributive position to indicate something belonging to or associated with a person named Gardner.
    • The Gardner Museum's collection is unique.
    • A Gardner novel is always a clever puzzle.
Variants and Related Words
  • Gardnerian (adj): Pertaining to or characteristic of the works or style of Erle Stanley Gardner.
    • The plot had a classic Gardnerian complexity.
Synonyms
  • Author (for Erle Stanley Gardner): writer, novelist.
  • Philanthropist (for Isabella Stewart Gardner): benefactor, patron.
Notes on Meaning
  • The word "gardner" (with a lowercase 'g') is an obsolete or rare spelling of the common noun gardener, meaning a person who tends a garden. However, when capitalized as "Gardner," it is almost exclusively a proper noun (a surname).
    • He was a skilled gardener. (Common noun)
    • She studied the life of Isabella Stewart Gardner. (Proper noun)
Noun
  1. writer of detective novels featuring Perry Mason (1889-1970)
  2. United States collector and patron of art who built a museum in Boston to house her collection and opened it to the public in 1903 (1840-1924)

Từ đồng nghĩa

Từ gần giống

Từ chứa "Gardner"

Từ có nhắc đến "Gardner"