Becker
Carl Lotus
[loh-tuh s] /ˈloʊ təs/ (Show IPA), 1873–1945, U.S. historian.
George Ferdinand, 1847–1919, U.S. scientist and mathematician.
Howard Paul, 1899–1960, U.S. sociologist.
Contemporary Examples
At the end of their call, the kid told Becker he would still walk over the bridge, but from now on would not look down.
Sex, Suicide, and Homework: The Secret World of the Telephone Hotline Tim Teeman November 19, 2014
“If I send a message that I am going to kill you, it raises the threat level,” Becker says.
Rock Star Shirley Manson From Garbage Battles a Cyberstalker Christine Pelisek, Chris Lee July 15, 2012
But Becker attains much greater depth by interviewing the judge.
How the Tide Turned on Gay Marriage Michael Signer June 19, 2014
Becker is a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter with a superb reputation.
How Jerry Sandusky Played The New York Times in His Interview Buzz Bissinger December 5, 2011
In December, Becker pleaded guilty to second-degree sexual assault.
10 Most Outrageous Scandals Samuel P. Jacobs March 6, 2010
Historical Examples
Spruit nicely down; Mr. Becker not come; can’t get across evidently.
Woman’s Endurance A.D.L.
There roomed next to me in our hotel a German from Vienna named Becker.
Memoirs Charles Godfrey Leland
He abstracted the severed head of Becker on some criminological excuse, and took it home in his official box.
The Innocence of Father Brown G. K. Chesterton
Miss Becker waited a few seconds and then picked up the parasol.
Anderson Crow, Detective George Barr McCutcheon
“Emanuel Swedenborg’s life was divided into two distinct phases,” Becker went on.
The Works of Honor de Balzac Honor de Balzac
noun
Boris (ˈbɒrɪs). born 1967, German tennis player: Wimbledon champion 1985, 1986, and 1989: the youngest man ever to win Wimbledon
Read Also:
- Becker's test
becker’s test Becker’s test Beck·er’s test (běk’ərz) n. A test for astigmatism that uses diagrams of sets of three lines radiating in different meridians.
- Becket
a short length of rope for securing spars, coils of rope, etc., having an eye at one end and a thick knot or a toggle at the other, which is passed through the eye. a grommet of rope, as one used as a handle or oarlock. a grommet or eye on a block to which […]
- Becket bend
sheet bend. noun another name for sheet bend
- Saint thomas a becket
Saint Thomas à, 1118?–70, archbishop of Canterbury: murdered because of his opposition to Henry II’s policies toward the church. Saint, Becket, Saint Thomas à. noun (nautical) a clevis forming part of one end of a sheave, used for securing standing lines by means of a thimble a short line with a grommet or eye at […]
- Beckett
Samuel, 1906–1989, Irish playwright and novelist, living in France: Nobel Prize in Literature 1969. Contemporary Examples The title of his first novel is taken from DeLillo, the second from Beckett. Joshua Ferris’s New Novel Chronicles an Existential Dentist in Despair Tom LeClair May 5, 2014 This week: Kazuo Ishiguro’s new Hollywood short story, and musical […]