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gilbert

/ˈɡɪlbɚt/noun2 syllables

Gilbert means: a librettist who was a collaborator with Sir Arthur Sullivan in a famous series of comic operettas (1836-1911).

Synonyms for gilbert11

noun, as in a librettist who was a collaborator with Sir Arthur Sullivan in a famous series of comic operettas (1836-1911)

W. S. Gilbert, William Gilbert, William S. Gilbert, William Schwenk Gilbert, Sir William Gilbert

noun, as in English court physician noted for his studies of terrestrial magnetism (1540-1603)

Walter Gilbert, William Gilbert

noun, as in English navigator who in 1583 established in Newfoundland the first English colony in North America (1539-1583)

Humphrey Gilbert, Sir Humphrey Gilbert

noun, as in a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns

Gb, Gi

noun, as in United States architect who influenced the development of the skyscraper (1859-1934)

Cass Gilbert

What does gilbert mean?5

noun

1

a librettist who was a collaborator with Sir Arthur Sullivan in a famous series of comic operettas (1836-1911)

2

English court physician noted for his studies of terrestrial magnetism (1540-1603)

3

English navigator who in 1583 established in Newfoundland the first English colony in North America (1539-1583)

4

a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns

5

United States architect who influenced the development of the skyscraper (1859-1934)

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Gilbert in a sentence

  • Gilbert, having tried to please both sides, succeeded, as is usual and eminently right, in pleasing neither.Hybrid
  • Gilbert had finally made up his mind that he was going to be a doctor.Hybrid
  • Yet again, Gilbert is not on time.monahxo
  • Gilbert Blythe was trying to make Anne Shirley look at him and failing utterly.Hybrid
  • Anne gave Gilbert a disappointed glance.Hybrid
  • What's your favorite Paul Gilbert solo?CK
  • Anne had evidently made up her mind to hate Gilbert Blythe to the end of life.Hybrid

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Forms of gilbert

as a noun

plural
gilberts