Carson

UK: /ˈkɑːs^ən/ US: (kär′sən)

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Car•son  (kär′sən), n. 

1. Biographical Christopher ("Kit''), 1809–68, U.S. frontiersman and scout.
2. Biographical Sir Edward Henry (Baron Carson), 1854–1935, Irish public official.
3. Biographical Johnny, born 1925, U.S. television entertainer.
4. Biographical Rachel Louise, 1907–1964, U.S. marine biologist and author.
5. Place Names a city in SW California. 81,221.
6. a male or female given name.

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Carson / ˈkɑːs^ən/ noun

1. Christopher, known as Kit Carson. 1809–68, US frontiersman, trapper, and scout
2. Edward Henry, Baron. 1854–1935, Anglo-Irish politician and lawyer; led northern Irish resistance to the British government's plan for home rule for Ireland
3. Rachel (Louise). 1907–64, US marine biologist and science writer; author of Silent Spring (1962)
4. Willie, full name William Hunter Fisher Carson. born 1942, Scottish jockey: rode four winners in the Derby (1979, 1980, 1989, 1994)