Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ROBERT, HERB-ROBERT

n.A plant of the genus Geranium; stork's bill.

 

ROBERTINE

n.One of an order of monks, so called from Robert Flower, the founder, A.D. 1187.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ROBERT

ROBERT Rob "ert, n. (Bot. )

 

Defn: See Herb Robert, under Herb.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

Robert

Rob ert |ˈräbərt ˈrɑbərt | the name of three kings of Scotland. • Robert I (1274 –1329 ), reigned 1306 –29; known as Robert the Bruce. He campaigned against Edward I, and defeated Edward II at Bannockburn in 1314. He re-established Scotland as a separate kingdom, negotiating the Treaty of Northampton in 1328. • Robert II (1316 –90 ), grandson of Robert the Bruce; reigned 1371 –90. He was steward of Scotland from 1326 to 1371 and the first of the Stuart line. • Robert III ( c. 1337 –1406 ), son of Robert II; reigned 1390 –1406; born John. An accident rendered him physically disabled, resulting in a power struggle among members of his family.

 

Roberts, Frederick Sleigh

Rob |erts |ˈrɒbəts |, 1st Earl Roberts of Kandahar (1832 –1914 ), British Field Marshal. He helped suppress the Indian Mutiny of 1857 –8, secured victory at Kandahar (1880 ), ending the Second Afghan War, and planned the successful march on the Boer capital of Pretoria (1900 ) during the Second Boer War.

 

Roberts, Julia

Ro berts, Julia |ˈräbərts ˈrɑbərts | (1967 –), US actress. Notable movies: Mystic Pizza (1988 ), Steel Magnolias (1989 ), Pretty Woman (1990 ), Notting Hill (1999 ), Erin Brockovich (2000 ), and Charlie Wilson's War (2007 ).

 

Roberts, Owen Josephus

Ro berts, Owen Josephus |ˈräbərts ˈrɑbərts | (1875 –1955 ), US Supreme Court associate justice 1930 –45. Appointed to the Court by President Hoover, he usually voted independently although he leaned toward conservatism in many of his decisions. He had earlier been a prosecutor (1924 ) during the Teapot Dome scandal.

 

Robertson, Oscar

Rob ert son, Oscar |ˈräbərtsən ˈrɑbərtsən | (1938 –), US basketball player; full name Oscar Palmer Robertson. A guard, he led the 1960 US Olympic team to a gold medal and then played professionally for the Cincinnati Royals 1960 –70 and the Milwaukee Bucks 1970 –74. Basketball Hall of Fame (1980 ).

 

Robertsonian

Rob ert so ni an |ˌräbərtˈsōnēən ˌrɑbərtˈsoʊniən | ▶adjective Genetics denoting a chromosome with a central centromere formed from two chromosomes having noncentral centromeres. • (of a karyotypic change or translocation ) brought about by this process. ORIGIN 1950s: from the name of William R. B. Robertson (1881 –1941 ), American biologist, + -ian .

 

Robert the Bruce

Rob ert the Bruce |bro͞os ˌrɑbərt ðə ˈbrus | see Robert.

 

Oxford Dictionary

Robert

Rob ¦ert |ˈrɒbət | the name of three kings of Scotland: • Robert I (1274 –1329 ), reigned 1306 –29; known as Robert the Bruce. He campaigned against Edward I, and defeated Edward II at Bannockburn (1314 ). He re-established Scotland as a separate kingdom, negotiating the Treaty of Northampton (1328 ). • Robert II (1316 –90 ), grandson of Robert the Bruce, reigned 1371 –90. He was steward of Scotland from 1326 to 1371, and the first of the Stuart line. • Robert III ( c. 1337 –1406 ), son of Robert II, reigned 1390 –1406; born John. An accident made him physically disabled, resulting in a power struggle among members of his family.

 

Roberts, Frederick Sleigh

Rob |erts |ˈrɒbəts |, 1st Earl Roberts of Kandahar (1832 –1914 ), British Field Marshal. He helped suppress the Indian Mutiny of 1857 –8, secured victory at Kandahar (1880 ), ending the Second Afghan War, and planned the successful march on the Boer capital of Pretoria (1900 ) during the Second Boer War.

 

Roberts, Julia

Ro berts, Julia |ˈräbərts ˈrɑbərts | (1967 –), US actress. Notable movies: Mystic Pizza (1988 ), Steel Magnolias (1989 ), Pretty Woman (1990 ), Notting Hill (1999 ), Erin Brockovich (2000 ), and Charlie Wilson's War (2007 ).

 

Roberts, Owen Josephus

Ro berts, Owen Josephus |ˈräbərts ˈrɑbərts | (1875 –1955 ), US Supreme Court associate justice 1930 –45. Appointed to the Court by President Hoover, he usually voted independently although he leaned toward conservatism in many of his decisions. He had earlier been a prosecutor (1924 ) during the Teapot Dome scandal.

 

Robertson, Oscar

Rob ert son, Oscar |ˈräbərtsən ˈrɑbərtsən | (1938 –), US basketball player; full name Oscar Palmer Robertson. A guard, he led the 1960 US Olympic team to a gold medal and then played professionally for the Cincinnati Royals 1960 –70 and the Milwaukee Bucks 1970 –74. Basketball Hall of Fame (1980 ).

 

Robertsonian

Rob ert so ni an |ˌräbərtˈsōnēən ˌrɑbərtˈsoʊniən | ▶adjective Genetics denoting a chromosome with a central centromere formed from two chromosomes having noncentral centromeres. • (of a karyotypic change or translocation ) brought about by this process. ORIGIN 1950s: from the name of William R. B. Robertson (1881 –1941 ), American biologist, + -ian .

 

Robert the Bruce

Rob ¦ert the Bruce |rɒbətðəˈbruːs | see Robert.

 

Duden Dictionary

Robert

Ro bert Eigenname |R o bert |männlicher Vorname

 

Roberta

Ro ber ta Eigenname Robertine |Rob e rta |weiblicher Vorname

 

Robertine

Ro ber ti ne Eigenname Roberta |Robert i ne |weiblicher Vorname

 

Spanish Dictionary

roberto

roberto nombre masculino Colomb marginal Robo o atraco que comete una persona .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

Robert

Rob ert /rɑ́bə r t |rɔ́b -/名詞 ロバート 〘男の名; ｟愛称 ｠Bob, Bobby, Dob, Dobby, Dobbin, Rob, Robby, Robinなど 〙.