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Oliver

[ol-uh-ver]

noun

  1. one of the 12 paladins of Charlemagne.

  2. Joseph King, 1885?–1938, U.S. cornet player, bandleader, and composer: pioneer in jazz.

  3. a male given name.



Oliver

/ ˈɒɪə /

noun

  1. one of Charlemagne's 12 paladins See also Roland

  2. Isaac. ?1556–1617, English portrait miniaturist, born in France: he studied under Hilliard and worked at James I's court

  3. Jamie ( Trevor ). born 1975, British chef and presenter of television cookery programmes

  4. Joseph, known as King Oliver. 1885–1938, US pioneer jazz cornetist

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Former detective Maggie Oliver, who resigned from Greater Manchester Police over the way grooming cases were handled in Rochdale, said the Conservatives and Labour had both been "dragged kicking and screaming to this point".

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Toczylowski’s center relies on local, state and federal funding, the latter of which has been threatened — a troubling development that comedian John Oliver highlighted on his show “Last Week Tonight.”

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Speaking to BBC Sport from Miami before the Club World Cup's opening match, DAZN's emerging markets chief executive Pete Oliver defended the investment in what he calls "a fantastic competition", insisting it made commercial sense.

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The reply to the staff letter was sent from Sir Oliver Robbins and Nick Dyer, the two most senior civil servants in the Foreign Office.

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The water company provides the sludge for free and Mr Oliver says he's careful how much he uses and trusts the company to make sure it doesn't have chemical contamination.

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