Oliver

[ ol-uh-ver ]

/ ˈɒl ə vər /

one of the 12 paladins of Charlemagne. Compare Roland.

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

a male given name.

Example sentences from the Web for oliver

He gets up and goes over to their table and introduces himself, and he says, ‘Hello, I’m Oliver Reed.

The Story Behind Lee Marvin’s Liberty Valance Smile |Robert Ward |January 3, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
But that was Oliver expunging all this anger he had from not being able to get Platoon made yet, which was his baby.

The Unbelievable (True) Story of the World’s Most Infamous Hash Smuggler |Marlow Stern |November 14, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
He opens up about the bogus Midnight Express, Oliver Stone on blow, and his riveting one-man show.

The Unbelievable (True) Story of the World’s Most Infamous Hash Smuggler |Marlow Stern |November 14, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Aside from Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., there are no celebrities or well-known names.

McCain’s 13 Favorite Soldiers |Sandra McElwaine |November 11, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

The contrarians of the world went full Oliver Stone on the innocuous tune, branding it “problematic” and “anti-feminist.”

‘All About That Bass’ Singer Meghan Trainor On Haters and Her Polarizing (and Unlikely) No. 1 Hit |Marlow Stern |October 7, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Sure enough, Oliver appeared at the moment, dragging a heavy spar behind him.

The Crew of the Water Wagtail |R.M. Ballantyne
I didn't feel square not to have you know it, after you stood up so bravely for 'Oliver'.

The Sunbridge Girls at Six Star Ranch |Eleanor H. (Eleanor Hodgman) Porter
She need not have feared that Oliver would neglect her feelings.

The Settlers at Home |Harriet Martineau
He came, at length, in sight of the spot where he had left the horse and Oliver.

Jonas on a Farm in Winter |Jacob Abbott
He was nothing like as good a bowler as either Wraysford, or Oliver, or Ricketts.

The Fifth Form at Saint Dominic's |Talbot Baines Reed

Oliver

/ (ˈɒlɪvə) /

one of Charlemagne's 12 paladins See also Roland

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

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

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