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CROSBY
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• CROSBY (noun)
The noun CROSBY has 1 sense:
1. United States singer and film actor (1903-1977)
Familiarity information: CROSBY used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
United States singer and film actor (1903-1977)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Bing Crosby; Crosby; Harry Lillis Crosby
Instance hypernyms:
actor; histrion; player; role player; thespian (a theatrical performer)
Context examples
As I turn over the pages, I see my notes upon the repulsive story of the red leech and the terrible death of Crosby, the banker.
(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
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