OLIVER (oliver)

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Irregular inflected form: oliver   

• OLIVER (noun)
  The noun OLIVER has 1 sense:

1. United States jazz musician who influenced the style of Louis Armstrong (1885-1938)

  Familiarity information: OLIVER used as a noun is very rare.

• OLIVER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

United States jazz musician who influenced the style of Louis Armstrong (1885-1938)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Joseph Oliver; King Oliver; Oliver

Instance hypernyms:

jazz musician; jazzman (a musician who plays or composes jazz music)

 Context examples 

After a considerable pause, I said—"And Miss Oliver?

(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)

But my mind misdoubts me as to these Winchester men who have come with Sir Oliver, for they appear to be a very ungodly crew.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

But Tom Oliver is there with the ropes and stakes.

(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Crookes and Wallace ranged up on the opposing side, while Sir Oliver Lodge attempted to formulate a compromise that would jibe with his particular cosmic theories.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

Tom Oliver is a very clever fellow, and Charles Maddox is as gentlemanlike a man as you will see anywhere, so I will take my horse early to-morrow morning and ride over to Stoke, and settle with one of them.

(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)

Rosamond Oliver kept her word in coming to visit me.

(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)

“There can be no manner of doubt about it,” said Sir Oliver Buttesthorn.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

I could name, at this moment, at least six young men within six miles of us, who are wild to be admitted into our company, and there are one or two that would not disgrace us: I should not be afraid to trust either of the Olivers or Charles Maddox.

(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)

Mr. Oliver spoke of Mr. Rivers—of the Rivers family—with great respect.

(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)

“Nay, Sir Oliver, Sir Oliver!” cried Sir Nigel, laughing.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)