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Robert

Definition: Robert

Robert

Noun

1. United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923).

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

"Robert" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "a bright fame".

Date "Robert" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references)


Specialty Definitions: Robert

DomainDefinitions

Literature

Robert King Robert of Sicily. A metrical romance of the Trouveur, taken from the Story of the Emperor Jovinian in the Gesta Romanorum, and borrowed from the Talmud. It finds a place in the Arabian Nights, the Turkish Tutinameh, the Sanskrit Pantschatantra, and has been réchauffé by Longfellow under the same name.
Robert, Robin. A highwayman. Source: Brewer's Dictionary.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Synonym: Robert

Synonym: Henry Martin Robert (n). (additional references)

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Synonyms within Context: Robert

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Thief

Cut purse, pick purse; pickpocket, light-fingered gentry; sharper; card sharper, skittle sharper; thimblerigger; rook, Greek, blackleg, leg, welsher; defaulter; Autolycus, Jeremy Diddler, Robert Macaire, artful dodger, trickster; swell mob, chevalier d'industrie; shoplifter.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: Robert

Specialty definitions using "Robert": Robert Francois Damiens, Robert Macaire, Robert of Brunne, Robert T. Morris. (references)
Etymologies containing "Robert": BobbyHuttoning. (references)
Non-English Usage: "Robert" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses.

German (Bobby, Robert), Italian (Robert), Serbo-Croatian (robert), Spanish (Robert).

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Modern Usage: Robert

DomainUsage

Screenplays

You've got to go away, Robert. (Enemy of the State; writing credit: David Marconi)

His name is Robert Paulsen. (Fight Club; writing credit: Jim Uhls)

Sir, Robert Goulet still hasn't arrived. (The Simpsons; writing credit: Artur Brauner; Paul Hengge)

You're a very strange person, Robert. I mean, what would it come to? (Five Easy Pieces; writing credit: Carole Eastman; Bob Rafelson)

I refuse to believe that Robert Duvall lost. (The 52nd Annual Academy Awards; writing credit: Geum-sam Lee)

Lyrics

With the charm of Robert Redford (Hey Leonardo (She likes me for me); performing artist: Blessid Union Of Souls)

By Richard Sherman and Robert Sherman (You're Sixteen (You're Beautiful And You're Mine); performing artist: Ringo Starr)

Movie/TV Titles

Music with Roots in the Aether: Opera for Television by Robert Ashley (1974)

Robert Young with the Young (1973)

The Films of Robert Bolt (1972)

Robert Having His Nipple Pierced (1971)

The Unfinished Journey of Robert Kennedy (1969)

Song Titles

Lion Sleeps Tonight, The (performing artist: Robert John)

My Love Forgive Me (performing artist: Robert Goulet)

Sad Eyes (performing artist: Robert John)

The Lion Sleeps Tonight (performing artist: Robert John)

EVERLASTING LOVE (performing artist: Robert Knight )

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: Robert

DomainTitle

References

  • Robert Bosch GmbH: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

  • Robert Cordier AG: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

  • Robert Half International Incorporated: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

  • Robert Realty Investors, Inc.: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

  • Robert Walters plc: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

    (more reference examples)

  

Books

  

Periodicals

  

Theater & Movies

  • The Incredible Life and Times of Robert Ripley: Believe it or Not! (reference)

  • The Robert De Niro Collection (Analyze This/A Bronx Tale/Goodfellas/Heat/Wag The Dog) (reference)

  • Hellhounds on My Trail - The Afterlife of Robert Johnson (reference)

  • Robert Benchley & The Knights of the Algonquin (reference)

  • Can't You Hear the Wind Howl? - The Life and Music of Robert Johnson (reference)

    (more DVD examples; more video examples)

  

Music

  

High Tech

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Image Slideshow: Robert

Photos:
Robert

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Photo Album: Robert

ThumbnailDescription & CreditThumbnailDescription & Credit

1. Original building on completion, 1940. Then called McArdle Memorial Laboratory for Cancer Research. 2. Dedication ceremony in 1964 of "new" McArdle Laboratory. From left: Melvin Laird, Wisconsin congressman; Harold P. Rusch, McArdle director; Kenneth Endicott, NCI director, and Robert Clodius, University of Wisconsin Vice President. Credit: Unknown photographer/artist.

Shown are four scientists conferring over a DNA gel. The scientists, featured in the video "Driving Forces" are Douglas Clark, Drs. Suzannah Gal, Robert Fleischmann and Bruce Troen who worked in NCI's Laboratory of Molecular Cell Biology in 1987. Credit: Bill Branson (photographer).

Robert J. Anderson, MD, MPH., Chief, CDC, 1956 - 1960. Credit: CDC.

Robert Walsh by rain barrels, potential mosquito breeding site, St. Johns, Virgin Islands. Credit: CDC.

X-1-2 with Pilots Robert Champine Herb Hoover. Credit: NASA.

Dr. Robert Goddard. Credit: NASA.

Bottom samples from dredge haul south of Australia Robert F. Dill and Robert S. Dietz on right OCEANOGRAPHER around the world cruise. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

Robert S. Dietz looks on as Robert F. Dill monitors precision depth recorder OCEANOGRAPHER around the world cruise. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

"Buy boat" ROBERT LEE docked at the University of Maryland Horn Point Environmental Laboratory on the Choptank River. Used by the Oyster Recovery Partnership to transplant oyster spat to permanent oyster beds in the Chesapeake Bay. Credit: America's Coastlines.

A firehose is employed by the Captain of the ROBERT LEE to spread oyster spat reared by the Oyster Recovery Partnership. Credit: America's Coastlines.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Familiar Quotations: Robert

AuthorQuotation

Robert Browning

My sun sets to rise again.
Who knows most, doubts most.
Truth never hurts the teller.

Robert Burton

All our geese are swans.
Penny wise, pound foolish.
A mere scholar, a mere ass.
Be not solitary, be not idle.

Robert E. Lee

Let the tent be struck.
The devil's name is dullness.

Robert Louis Stevenson

Wine is bottled poetry.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Historic Usage: Robert

AuthorDateQuotation

Magna Carta

1215

Know that, having regard to God and for the salvation of our soul, and those of all our ancestors and heirs, and unto the honor of God and the advancement of his holy Church and for the rectifying of our realm, we have granted as underwritten by advice of our venerable fathers, Stephen, archbishop of Canterbury, primate of all England and cardinal of the holy Roman Church, Henry, archbishop of Dublin, William of London, Peter of Winchester, Jocelyn of Bath and Glastonbury, Hugh of Lincoln, Walter of Worcester, William of Coventry, Benedict of Rochester, bishops; of Master Pandulf, subdeacon and member of the household of our lord the Pope, of brother Aymeric (master of the Knights of the Temple in England), and of the illustrious men William Marshal, earl of Pembroke, William, earl of Salisbury, William, earl of Warenne, William, earl of Arundel, Alan of Galloway (constable of Scotland), Waren Fitz Gerold, Peter Fitz Herbert, Hubert De Burgh (seneschal of Poitou), Hugh de Neville, Matthew Fitz Herbert, Thomas Basset, Alan Basset, Philip d'Aubigny, Robert of Roppesley, John Marshal, John Fitz Hugh, and others, our liegemen. (reference)

John Locke

1690

That if even that had been determined, yet the knowledge of which is the eldest line of Adam's posterity, being so long since utterly lost, that in the races of mankind and families of the world, there remains not to one above another, the least pretence to be the eldest house, and to have the right of inheritance: All these premises having, as I think, been clearly made out, it is impossible that the rulers now on earth should make any benefit, or derive any the least shadow of authority from that, which is held to be the fountain of all power, Adam's private dominion and paternal jurisdiction; so that he that will not give just occasion to think that all government in the world is the product only of force and violence, and that men live together by no other rules but that of beasts, where the strongest carries it, and so lay a foundation for perpetual disorder and mischief, tumult, sedition and rebellion, (things that the followers of that hypothesis so loudly cry out against) must of necessity find out another rise of government, another original of political power, and another way of designing and knowing the persons that have it, than what Sir Robert F[ilmer] hath taught us. (Second Treatise of Government)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Use in Literature: Robert

TitleAuthorQuote

Emma

Austen, Jane

My friend Robert could not resist.

King Richard III

Shakespeare, William

John Duke of Norfolk, Walter Lord Ferrers, Sir Robert Brakenbury, and Sir William Brandon.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Robert

SubjectTopicQuote

Health

Bravo, Emmanuel L., "Adrenocortical Insufficiency," in Conn's Current Therapy, edited by Robert E. Rakel. (references)

This e-pub was written by Stephen J. Marx, M.D. and reviewed by Robert T. Jensen, M.D., both of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. (references)

Additional information about the activities and composition of the TRCC may be obtained from either the committee's chair, Dr. Robert A. Goldstein, or the committee's coordinator, Dr. Andrea A. Zachary. (references)

Business

Retailers of note are Woolworths, Wilkinson, and Robert Dyas. Catalog retailers for power and hand tools include Argos and Index. (references)

The main rival to Black & Decker is the German firm of Robert Bosch Ltd., which holds a strong and growing second position, with 29 percent of the market. (references)

Competitors within the painting and decorating sector are Earlex, which produces among other things powered decorating tools, L.G. Harris & Co. Ltd., Hamilton Acorn Ltd., and Robert J. Hall Ltd. from Northern Ireland. (references)

Civil Liberties

Tunisia

On February 3, RSF journalist Robert Menard was deported for disturbing the public order by distributing illegal information. (references)

Haiti

The organization's Secretary-General, Robert Menard, speculated that the assault on Oreus was meant as a warning to Radio Haiti-Inter, which has continued to investigate the killing of its director. (references)

Cameroon

On July 16, authorities arrested and detained Robert Harris Mindja Meka and Samuel Zang Des Joies, two journalists from "Le Devoir," a French-language opposition weekly, allegedly for publishing false information on high-ranking government officials. (references)

Economic History

Cote d'Ivoire

Robert Guei claimed a dubious victory in the 2000 presidential elections. (references)

Syria

Robert MULKI: 61 Hussein Street, Abou Roumaneh, P.O. Box 446; tel: 963-11-333-3974. Citizen of the SAR. (references)

Zimbabwe

Robert Mugabe's ZANU(PF) party won an absolute majority and was asked to form Zimbabwe's first government. (references)

Human Rights

Slovak Republic

The founder and chairman of the political party SMER, Robert Fico, also made a similar allegation. (references)

Lebanon

On January 26, 2000, the Court of Cassation (Supreme Court) reaffirmed the 1998 verdict in the case of the 1976 killing of U.S. Ambassador Francis Meloy, Embassy officer Robert Waring, and their driver, Zohair Moghrabi. (references)

United Kingdom

The four cases are those of Pat Finucane, a defense attorney who was killed by members of the Ulster Defense Association in 1989; Billy "King Rat" Wright, a loyalist paramilitary leader who was killed in prison in 1997 by republican inmates; Robert Hamill, who in 1997 was killed by a loyalist mob while nearby police allegedly failed to act; and Rosemary Nelson, a defense attorney killed in 1999 by a car bomb planted by the Red Hand Defenders. (references)

Political Economy

Armenia

Armenia's current President is Robert KOCHARIAN (first term, began April 9, 1998). Armenia's Prime Minister is Andranik MARKARIAN (since May 2, 2000). (references)

Armenia

Robert Kocharian was elected President in a multi-candidate election in 1998 after former President Levon Ter-Petrossian was forced to resign by his former political allies in the Government and Parliament. (references)

Cote D'ivoire

Following the military coup d'etat of December 1999, General Robert Guei and a nine-member National Committee for Public Salvation (CNSP) oversaw a "transition" in which a new constitution, a campaign against government corruption, and presidential and legislative elections were promised. (references)

Lexicography

Devil's Dictionary

DECALOGUE, n. A series of commandments, ten in number -- just enough to permit an intelligent selection for observance, but not enough to embarrass the choice. Following is the revised edition of the Decalogue, calculated for this meridian. Thou shalt no God but me adore: 'Twere too expensive to have more. No images nor idols make For Robert Ingersoll to break. Take not God's name in vain; select A time when it will have effect. Work not on Sabbath days at all, But go to see the teams play ball. Honor thy parents. That creates For life insurance lower rates. Kill not, abet not those who kill; Thou shalt not pay thy butcher's bill. Kiss not thy neighbor's wife, unless Thine own thy neighbor doth caress Don't steal; thou'lt never thus compete Successfully in business. Cheat. Bear not false witness -- that is low -- But "hear 'tis rumored so and so." Cover thou naught that thou hast not By hook or crook, or somehow, got. G.J.

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Spoken Usage: Robert

SpeakerPhrase(s)

Bob Barker

You see this young guy over here and he has about three lines and it's Robert Mitchum. And I love it.

Cary Goldstein

Well, exactly. We believe that, you know, rather than have Earle sit and rot in the jail cell with lots of time to think about, do I really want to do this, maybe I'll just tell them what they need to know about Robert, they bailed him.

Dennis Miller

Look, I'm not going to say that the Robert Blake trial doesn't interest me, because it does.

Henry Hyde

Actually, Robert, I do not. I hear the opposite. I hear commendations, compliments, words of praise. Most of us are very well satisfied with George W. Bush and the job he is doing.

Mark Shields

We have to take a break now. Robert Novak and I will be back with White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card to ask if President Bush, the compelling commander in chief, is still dominant politically at home.

Robert Novak

Earlier in the day, the Senate Judiciary Committee, headed by Senator Leahy, heard a call for FBI reorganization from Director Robert Mueller and whistle-blower Coleen Rowley.

Rush Limbaugh

Yet while the Daschles and Robert Byrds of the world look for political advantage in the blood of our soldiers, the real world goes on.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: Robert

"Robert" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 99.97% of the time. "Robert" is used about 7,915 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Noun (proper)99.97%7,9131,219
                    Total100.00%7,915N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Name Usage Frequency: Robert

The following table summarizes the usage of "Robert" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified.
NameUsage/GenderUsage per 100
million Persons
Rank in USA
RobertFirst name Female8,000996
RobertFirst name Male3,143,0003
RobertLast name5,0002,533
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Derived & Related Names: Robert

"Robert" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "a bright fame".
 
The following table summarizes names related to "Robert."
NameGenderLanguageRelated Name
RupertMaleDutchRobert
BobMaleEnglishRobert
HopkinMaleEnglishRobert
RobMaleEnglishRobert
RobbieMale, FemaleEnglishRobert
RobbyMale, FemaleEnglishRobert
RobertMaleEnglishN/A
RobertaFemaleEnglishRobert
RobertinaFemaleEnglishRobert
RobinMale, FemaleEnglishRobert
RupertMaleEnglishRobert
RoopeMaleFinnishRobert
RooperttiMaleFinnishRobert
RobertMaleFrenchN/A
RupertMaleGermanRobert
RóbertMaleHungarianRobert
RoibeardMaleIrishRobert
RobertaFemaleItalianRobert
RobertinaFemaleItalianRobert
RobertoMaleItalianRobert
RobertoMalePortugueseRobert
RobertMaleScandinavianN/A
RabMaleScottishRobert
RabbieMaleScottishRobert
RaibeartMaleScottishRobert
RobertinaFemaleSpanishRobert
RobertoMaleSpanishRobert
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Usage in Company Names: Robert

CountryNameCountryName
Germany

Robert Bosch GmbH

United Kingdom

Robert Walters plc

USA

Robert Half International Incorporated

 (more examples...)  

Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.

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Cities: Robert


1. Robert, LA
Zip Code(s): 70455
Country: USA

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Expressions: Robert

Expressions using "Robert": Anne Robert Jacques Turgot Arthur Robert Ashe Charles Robert Darwin Charles Robert Redford Donald Robert Perry Marquis Gustav Robert Kirchhoff Henry Martin Robert herb robert herbs robert Leroy Robert Paige Otto Robert Frisch Robert Alexander Schumann Robert Andrews Millikan Robert Anson Heinlein Robert Barany Robert Benchley Robert Boyle Robert Brown Robert Browning Robert Bruce Mathias Robert Bunsen Robert Burns Robert Burns Woodward Robert Charles Benchley Robert Charles Venturi Robert Clive Robert De Niro Robert E Lee Robert E Lee Day Robert E Lee's Birthday Robert E. Peary Robert Edward Lee Robert Edwin Peary Robert Emmet Sherwood Robert Falcon Scott Robert Frost Robert Fulton Robert Graves Robert Gray Robert Herrick Robert Hooke Robert Hutchings Goddard Robert I Robert James Fischer Robert Joffrey Robert King Merton Robert Koch Robert Lee Robert Lee Frost Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson Robert Louis Stevenson Robert Lowell Robert M. Yerkes Robert MacGregor Robert Maynard Hutchins Robert Mearns Yerkes Robert Merton Robert Mitchum Robert Morris Robert Motherwell Robert Nesta Marley Robert Oppenheimer Robert Orr Robert Owen Robert Peary Robert Peel Robert Penn Warren Robert R. Livingston Robert Ranke Graves Robert Redford Robert Robinson Robert Schuman scheme Robert Schumann Robert Scott Robert Southey Robert T. Morris Robert the Bruce Robert Traill Spence Lowell Jr. Robert Treat Paine Robert Tyre Jones Robert Venturi Robert Walpole Robert Wilhelm Bunsen Robert William Service Robert Woodrow Wilson Saint Robert Sir Robert Eric Mortimer Wheeler Sir Robert Peel Sir Robert Robinson Sir Robert Walpole St. Robert Thomas Robert Malthus. Additional references.

Hyphenated Usage

Beginning with "Robert": Robert-fleury, Robert-houdin, Robert-jan, Robert-jean, robert-johnson-on-the-acid, Robert-type.

Ending with "Robert": herb-robert, Jean-robert, R-robert.

Containing "Robert": Rene-Robert Cavelier.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Robert

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

julia robert

2,771

eric robert rudolph

334

robert de niro

2,101

palmer robert

325

robert frost

2,067

robert bateman

286

robert englund

1,533

robert allen fabric

284

robert half

1,120

julia robert nude

273

robert e lee

786

robert browning

271

robert bare foot

705

robert kennedy

270

robert redford

703

robert trujillo

267

robert plant

680

robert kiyosaki

240

robert jordan

630

robert downey jr

239

robert

454

robert stack

238

coral calcium robert bare foot

448

robert burn

237

robert allen

424

robert barefoots coral calcium

236

john robert power

384

robert morris

226

robert frost poem

377

robert schwartzman

223

robert blake

364

half robert technology

223

allen g hansen mark robert victor

353

morris robert university

222

robert earl keen

352

the robert wood johnson foundation

219

robert johnson

348

robert half international

205

robert morris college

348

robert g allen

204
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translations: Robert

Language Translations for "Robert"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Chinese 

  

罗伯特. (various references)

   

Danish

  

Robert Schuman-foranstaltningen (Robert Schuman scheme), Robert Schuman-Center (Robert Schuman Centre), Program for forbedring af juristers indsigt i fællesskabsretten (Action programme to improve awareness of Community law within the legal professions, ROBERT SCHUMAN project). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

Robert-Schumanactie (Robert Schuman scheme), Robert Schuman-centrum (Robert Schuman Centre), Actieprogramma ter verbetering van de bekendheid van de juridische beroepskringen met het Gemeenschapsrecht (Action programme to improve awareness of Community law within the legal professions, ROBERT SCHUMAN project). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

Toimintaohjelma yhteisön oikeuden tuntemuksen parantamiseksi lakimiesten keskuudessa (Action programme to improve awareness of Community law within the legal professions, ROBERT SCHUMAN project). (various references)

   

French

  

Programme d'action pour l'amélioration de la sensibilisation des professions juridiques au droit communautaire (ROBERT SCHUMAN project), Centre Robert Schuman (Robert Schuman Centre), Action Robert Schuman (Robert Schuman scheme), évaporateur type Robert (Robert-type evaporator), évaporateur tubes verticaux (Robert-type evaporator). (various references)

   

German

  

Robert (Bobby). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

Ροβέρτοσ. (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

nehézszagú gólyaorr (herb robert), ebfojtó müge (herb robert). (various references)

   

Italian

  

robert. (various references)

   

Korean 

  

로버트. (various references)

   

Manx

  

lus yn rose (herb robert), crouw yiarg (herb robert). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

obertray

   

Portuguese

  

Programa de acção para melhoria da sensibilização das profissões jurídicas ao direito comunitário (Action programme to improve awareness of Community law within the legal professions, ROBERT SCHUMAN project), Centro Robert Schuman (Robert Schuman Centre), Acção Robert Schuman (Robert Schuman scheme). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

роберт. (various references)

   

Scottish

  

Roibeart, Rob. (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

robert. (various references)

   

Spanish

  

Roberto (Roberto), robert. (various references)

   

Swedish

  

Åtgärdsprogram för att öka medvetenheten om gemenskapsrätten hos jurister (Action programme to improve awareness of Community law within the legal professions, ROBERT SCHUMAN project). (various references)

   

Ukranian 

  

Офіціант, Поліцейський. (various references)

   

Vietnamese 

  

công an (myrmidon, peace-officer, policeman, policer-officer). (various references)

   

Welsh

  

Rhobert. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Misspellings: Robert

Misspellings

"Robert" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Aribert, Ariberto, Bobert, Godbert, Grobart, Jobert, Noberto, Obart, Odberht, Orebro, Osberht, Osberto, Probart, Raibeirt, Reber, Reberty, Ribero, Ricberht, Robat, Robati, Robaut, Roberte, roberto, Robertum, Roberty, Roblett, robort, Rotberg, rubarto, Trabert. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Robert"

Words rhyming with "Robert" (pronounced 'Rob"ert'): Gabert, Povert. (additional references)

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Anagrams: Robert

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "b-e-o-r-r-t"

-1 letter: borer, retro.

-2 letters: bore, bort, robe, rote, tore, torr.

-3 letters: bet, bot, bro, brr, err, obe, orb, ore, ort, reb, ret, rob, roe, rot, toe, tor.

-4 letters: be, bo, er, et, oe, or, re, to.

 Words containing the letters "b-e-o-r-r-t"
 

+1 letter: aborter, brother, orbiter, taborer.

 

+2 letters: aborters, arboreta, barretor, bourtree, brothers, obtruder, orbiters, robuster, taborers, tabourer, throbber, troubler, trueborn.

 

+3 letters: abhorrent, arboretum, barometer, barometry, barretors, bolsterer, bourtrees, brothered, brotherly, burrstone, earthborn, ferryboat, liberator, obtruders, overburnt, perborate, reprobate, riverboat, robotries, tabourers, tambourer, throbbers, troublers.

 

+4 letters: aberration, arboretums, arborvitae, bardolater, baroceptor, barometers, barometric, bioreactor, bitterroot, bolsterers, breakfront, breastwork, brothering, burrstones, butterwort, carburetor, celebrator, ferryboats, freebooter, heartthrob, hibernator, liberators, overbright, overbrutal, perborates, reportable, reprobated, reprobates, restorable, riverboats, shortbread, stubborner, tambourers, timberwork, waterborne.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: Robert


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

52 6F 62 65 72 74

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

=

Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

.-.    ---    -...    .    .-.    -

Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01010010 01101111 01100010 01100101 01110010 01110100

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#82 &#111 &#98 &#101 &#114 &#116

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0052 006F 0062 0065 0072 0074

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

528168718486

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Modern
5. Usage: Commercial
6. Images: Slideshow
7. Images: Photo Album
8. Quotations: Familiar
9. Quotations: Historic
10. Quotations: Fiction
11. Quotations: Non-fiction
12. Quotations: Spoken
13. Usage Frequency
14. Names: Frequency
15. Names: Derived from
16. Names: Company Usage
17. Cities
18. Expressions
19. Expressions: Internet
20. Translations: Modern
21. Derivations
22. Rhymes
23. Anagrams
24. Orthography
25. Bibliography


  

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woordeboek, fjalor, ‏معجم, ‏قاموس, diccionariu, речник, diccionari, diksyonario, diksinario, 字典, gérlyver, slovník, ordbog, woordenboek, shimiyuc p'anca, orðabók, orðbók, dictionnaire, wurdboek, wörterbuch, λεξικό, אוצר מילים, szótár, uqausiit tukingit, dizionario, 字引 , じい, じびき, じて", ディクショナリー , じり", じしょ, '"かい, ディクショナリ , 사 , dizionari, recnik, fockleyr, dikshonario, słownik, dicionário, dicţionar, dicziunari, словарь, lolomi fefiloi, foclair, abardair, faclair, briathrachan, pukuntau, leksikon, rečnik, vocabbulariu, diccionario, sí-chazamagâma, ordbok, lexikon, พจนานุกรม, sözlük, ansiklopedik sözlük, словник, довідник, có tính chất sách vở, geirlyfr, geiriadur, for dictionary;
definisie, qartësi, përcaktim, saktësi, ‏الوضوحية في الشيء, ‏حد, ‏تحديد, ‏تعريف, ‏التحديد, ‏الإيضاحية, яснота, сила, очертания, дефиниция, 定義 , 定义, definice, deskriptordefinition, definitie, määritelmä, définition, ορισμός, "'"ר", "'בל", meghatározás, definíció, definizione, 確定 , ディーゼル電気車 , デ'ドロ酢酸 , デフィニション , ディフィニション , ていぎ, かくてい, 의, geyrid, meenaghey, keeayllaght, baght, definishon, definição, definiţie, determinare, definire, определение, definicija, definición, definition, açıklama, belirleme, belirtme, kesinleştirme, tanım, tarif, seçiklik, tanımlama, чіткість, тлумачення, виразність, визначення, дефініція, ясність, чітка чутність, sự định rõ, sự định nghĩa, lời định nghĩa sự định, diffiniad, darnodiad, for definition;
vertaling, transferim, transmetim, ‏ترجمة من لغة أجنبية للغة الأم, ‏ترجمة, ‏إفتتان, транслация, огъване, превод, предаване, поддаване, тълкуване, превеждане, 翻译, překlad, oversættelse, translatie, taajuusmuutos, translaatio, traduction, oersetting, Übersetzung, μετάφραση, תור'מ ות, תר'ום, "עתק", "עתק, fordítás, traduzione, 翻訳 , へい"ういどう, やくしょ, やくしゅつ, "うどく, ほ"やく, トランスレーション , やくじゅつ, ほ"やくしょ, 번역, tradukshon, tradução, translaţie, tãlmãcire, traducere, сдвиг, трансляция, перемещение, перевод, tumačenje, traducción, översättning, tercüme, процес перекладу, переклад, пояснення, переміщення, sự dịch, sự biến th nh sự giải thích, trosiad, for translation;
Sjinees, Chinees, kinez, ‏الصينية, ‏لغة الصين, ‏صيني, ‏الصيني أحد أبناء الصين, Chinu, китайски, Ininsik, 汉语, 中 , 漢 , 中國 , èínský, èínština, èíòan, kineser, kinesiskt, kinverskur, kiinalainen, Chinois, Sineesk, Chinesisch, Κινέζος, κινέζικα, κινέζικοσ, κινέζοσ, σινικόσ, kínai, Kínverji, Sínis, cinese, チフス菌 , チャイニーズ , 중국, Cina, Sheenish, Sheenagh, Hainamana, chines, Chińczyk, chinês, chinés, chinezesc, chinezeşte, chinezã, chinez, китайский, китаец, Saina, kineski jezik, kineski, chino, snesi, sneysi, kinesisk, çinli, çince, çin ile ilgili, çin, китаянка, китайська мова, китайський, кита"ць, for Chinese;
Deens, danisht, danishte, ‏لغة الدانمركية, ‏نوع كعك, ‏دانماركي, датски език, датски, Daniko, 丹麦语, dánský, dánština, danskur, danskt, tanskalainen, danois, Deensk, dänisch, δανικόσ, δανόσ, עו'ת שמרים, " י, dán, danska, Danmhairgis, danese, 덴마크, Danvargish, Danvargagh, danes, dinamarquês, danez, датский, danski, danski jezik, danés, dansk, danimarkalı, danimarka dili, датський, датська мова, tiếng Đan-mạch, for Danish;
Nederlands, Hollands, holandez, ‏هولندي, ‏اللغة الهولندية, холандски, немски език, холандски език, холандците, немски, Olandes, 菏蘭語 , 荷兰语, holandský, nizozemský, hollandsk, hollendskt, hollantilainen, néerlandais, Nederlânsk, holländisch, ολλανδικόσ, ολλανδόσ, holandisht, "ול "י, holland, hollenskur, Ollainnis, olandese, 네덜란", Belanda, Ollanish, Germaanish, Tatimana, nederlandsk, ulandes, hulandes, holandês, neerlandés, olandez, nemţesc, limba olandezã, german, голландский, holanđanin, u škripcu, holandski, holandés, bakratongo, holländsk, ชาวเนเธอร์แลน"์, เกี่ยวกับเนเธอร์แลน"์, รรยา, alman, eş, flemenkçe, holandaca, hollanda, karı, hollandalı, hollandalılara özgü olan, Hollandali, hollanda'ya ait, голландська мова, голландський, ngôn ngữ khó hiểu, "b xã", for Dutch;
Fins, finlandez, finlandishte, finlandisht, ‏اللغة الفنلندية, ‏فنلندية, ‏فنلندي, фински език, фински, Pinlandino, 芬蘭語 , 芬兰语, finský, finskt, suomi, suomalainen, finnois, Finlandaise, finlandais, finnisch, φινλανδικόσ, פי י, finn, finnskur, finnska, finlandese, 핀란", Fynlannish, Fynlannagh, finlandês, finês, finlandezã, финский, Finisi, finski jezik, finski, finlandés, finés, finsk, fince, finlandiya'ya özgü, фінська мова, фінський, tiếng Phần-lan, for Finnish;
Franse taal, Frans, franceze, francez, frëngjisht, frëng, frëngjishte, ‏فرنسي, ‏اللغة الفرنسية, ‏الشعب الفرنسي, gall, френски език, френски, Pranses, 法國 , 法文 , 法語 , 法语, francouzština, francouzský, franskur, franskt, ranskalainen, français, Frânsk, französisch, γάλλοσ, γαλλικόσ, γαλλική γλώσσα, γαλλίδα, צרפתי, צרפתית, francia, Fraincis, francese, フレコン化 , フランス" , 仏文 , 仏 , ふつぶ", フレンチ , フランセ , ふつ, "랑스, Perancis, Ny Frangee, Mooinjey ny Frank, frances, franses, francês, francezii, francezã, franţuzesc, franţuzeşte, французский, Falani, francuski jezik, francuski, francuzi, francés, sí-Fulentji, fransk, franska, fransızca, Fransiz, fransızca ile ilgili, fransız, fransa ile ilgili, французька мова, французький, Ffrengig, isiFulentshi, for French;
Duits, Duitser, Duitse taal, Germaan, gjerman, ‏ضرب من الرقص, ‏جرماني, ‏المانية, ‏الماني, ‏اللغة الألمانية, роден, германски, немски език, немски, немец, готически, германец, 德語 , 德语, 德文 , 德國 , nìmecký, nìmec, tysker, Duitse, týskur, týskt, týskari, saksalainen, Allemand, Dútsk, Deutsche, Deutsch, "ερμανός, gjermanisht, 'רמ י, 'רמ ית, német, þjóðverji, þýskur, GearmÚnach, GearmÚinis, tedesco, ジプシー音楽 , ジャーマン , 독일, todesch, Germaanagh, Garmane, Germaanish, Carmane, aleman, Niemiec, niemiecki, alemão, alemand, neamţ, немецкий, Siamani, germanski, alemán, Tudesku, Doysri, mjeremani, mdachi, sí-Jalimáne, tysk, เยอรมัน, าษาเยอรมัน, Alman, німкеня, німецький, німець, $sisters german$ chị em ruột, $cousin german$ anh chị em con chú bác ruột, sister, Almaenwr, isiJalimane, iliJalimane, iJalimane, for German;
Grieks, Griek, ‏الإغريقي, ‏يوناني, ‏اللغة اليونانية, Griegu, гръцки език, гръцки, грък, Griyego, 希臘語 , 希腊语, řecký, řeètina, řek, græker, grikst, kreikkalainen, grec, Gryk, Gryksk, Gryks, grieche, ελληνικόσ, 'Ελληνας, יו ית, יו י, görög, Grikki, greco, ギリシア語 , ギリシア", 그리스, Greagish, Greagagh, grego, grèc, greacã, греческий, Eleni, grk, grčki jezik, grčki, griego, grek, Yunanli, yunanlı, yunanca, yunan, Rumca, yunanistan'a ait, rum, грек, гречанка, грецька мова, грецький, kẻ cắp b gi gặp nhau, quân bạc bịp tôi không thể hiểu được điều đó thật l kỳ phùng địch thủ, người Hy-lạp tiếng Hy-lạp kẻ bịp bợm, kẻ lừa đảo, Groegwr, for Greek;
Hongaars, Hongaar, hungarez, ‏الهنغاري, ‏مجري, ‏هنغاري, ‏المجري, ‏اللغة الهنغارية, Húngaru, унгарски език, унгарски, унгарец, Hungaryan, 匈牙利語 , 匈牙利语, maïarský, maïar, maïarština, ungarer, Hongaarse, ungarskt, unkarilainen, hongrois, Hongaarsk, ungar, Ούγγρος, "ו 'רי, magyar, ungherese, 헝가리, Ungaarish, Ungaaragh, Węgier, ongrés, ungureşte, ungur, limba maghiarã, unguresc, maghiar, limba ungarã, венгр, венгерский, mađarski, mađar, mađarski jezik, húngaro, ungrare, ชาวฮังการี, macarca, macar, угорська мова, угорка, угорський, угорець, người Hung-ga-ri tiếng Hung-ga-ri, for Hungarian;
Italianer, Italiaans, Italiaan, ‏شخص إيطالي, ‏اللغة الإيطالية, ‏الإيطالي, ‏إيطالي, Italianu, италиански език, италиански, италианец, Italyano, 意大利 , 意大利語 , 意大利语, italština, italský, ital, italiener, italienskt, italialainen, Italien, Italjaansk, italienisch, Ιταλός, italisht, איטלקי, איטלקית, olasz, Ítali, IodÚilis, italiano, 이탈리아, Iddaalish, Włoch, italianã, italienesc, italieneşte, italian, итальянский язык, итальянский, итальянец, Italia, italijanski, italijanski jezik, italijan, sí-Taliyáne, italienare, italiensk, italienska, เกี่ยวกับอิตาลี, ชาวอิตาลี, าษาอิตาลี, italyanca, italyan, італі"ць, італійська мова, італійський, італійка, for Italian;
korean, ‏كوري شمالي, ‏اللغة الكورية, ‏كوري جنوبي, ‏كوري, Coreanu, корейски, корейски език, Koryano, 韩国语, "國 , 朝鮮語 , korejský, korejec, korejština, Koreaans, koreanskt, coréen, Koreaansk, koreanisch, Koreaner, κορεάτησ, κορεάτικοσ, koreai, 한국, koreano, coréia, a língua coreana, coreean, limba coreeanã, кореец, корейский, Kolea, korejski jezik, korejski, koreanac, coreano, koreansk, ชาวเกาหลี, kore'li, кореянка, коре"ць, корейська мова, корейський, người Triều tiên tiếng Triều tiên, for korean;
gjuha e popullsisë së ishullit men, manský, manština, manx, mann-szigeti nyelv, Gaelgagh, Yn Ghaelg, Manninish, Manninagh, язык жителей о-ва мэн, с о-ва мэн, s ostrva mana, los habitantes de la isla de man, lengua de la isla de man, de la isla de man, från ön man, man dili, man adası, менський діалект, менський, for manx;
Portugees, portugez, portugalisht, ‏اللغة البرتغالية, ‏البرتغالية, ‏البرتغالي, португалски език, португалски, португалец, Potuges, 葡萄牙语, 葡萄牙人 , 葡萄牙語 , portugalský, portugiser, portugisiskt, portugalilainen, portugais, Portugeesk, portugiesisch, πορτογάλοσ, ορτογάλος, portugál, Portaingéilis, portoghese, ポルトガル語 , ポルトガル", 포르투갈, Portiugish, Portiugagh, portugues, Portugalczyk, português, portughez, португальский, portugalski jezik, portugalski, portugalac, portugués, Mreno, si-Putúkezi, portugis, portekiz, Portekízlí, portekizli, portekizce, португальська мова, португальський, португалець, người B"-đ o-nha tiếng B"-đ o-nha, for Portuguese;
Russies, Rus, ‏الروسية, ‏روسي, ‏اللغة الروسية, Rusu, руски, руски език, руснак, Rusyan, 俄語 , 俄语, 俄文 , ruština, ruský, russer, russur, russiskt, venäläinen, Russysk, Russe, russisch, Ρώσος, רוסי, orosz, rússneskur, Rússi, Rúisis, russo, ロシア語 , ロシア", 러시아, Rooshish, Rooshagh, russisk, Rosjanin, русский, Lusia, ruski jezik, ruski, ruso, sí-Rashîya, ryss, ชาวรัสเซีย, rusça, росіянка, росіянин, російська мова, російський, người Nga tiếng Nga, for Russian;
Skots, skocez, шотландски, 苏 兰, skotský, Schots, skotskur, skotlantilainen, écossais, schottisch, σκωτσέζικο, σκωτικόσ, skót, skozur, scozzese, 스"틀랜", Albinagh, escocês, scoţian, шотландский, škotski jezik, škotski, škotlanđani, escocés, skotsk, iskoçyalı, шотланський, шотландці, шотландський діалект, for Scottish;
塞爾維亞克羅地亞語 , 塞"维亚-克罗地亚语, serbokroatisch, 세르보크로아티아, servo-croata, sârbo-croat, srpsko-hrvatski, srpsko-hrvatski jezik, serbokroatiska, serbokroatisk, เกี่ยวกับ าษาเซอร์เบียและโครเอเชีย, าษาหลักของชาวเซอร์เบียและโครเอเชีย, for Serbo-Croatian;
Spaans, Spaanse taal, spanjoll, ‏اللغة الأسبانية, ‏الأسبانية, ‏أسباني, испански език, испански, espanyoles, Espanyol, 西班牙语, 西班牙文 , 西班牙語 , španìlský, španìlština, spanskt, espanjalainen, espagnol, Spaansk, spanisch, ισπανικά, ισπανικόσ, ισπανοί, karaiñe'êmegua, ספר"ית, ספר"י, spanyol, SpÚinnis, spagnolo, スペイン語 , スパイ罪 , スペイン", スパニッシュ , 스페인, Spaainagh, Spaainish, spañó, espanhol, espanhòl, spaniolesc, spanioleşte, spaniol, испанский, Sipaniolo, španski jezik, španski, español, spanska språk, spansk, ispanyollar, ispanyolca, ispanyol, іспанська мова, іспанський, for Spanish;
Sweeds, suedez, ‏اللغة السويدية, Suecu, шведски език, шведски, швед, Swedis, 瑞典語 , 瑞典语, švédský, švédština, Zweeds, svenskt, ruotsalainen, suédois, Sweedsk, schwedisch, σουηδικόσ, σουηδικά, svéd, sænskur, Sualainnis, svedese, スウェーデン語 , スウェーデン", 스웨덴, Soolynish, Soolynagh, suèc, шведский, švedski jezik, švedski, sueco, svensk, เกี่ยวกับคน าษาและวั'นธรรมของประเทศสวีเ"น, isveççe, isveç dili, isveç, Ísveçlí, шведська мова, шведський, người Thuỵ điển tiếng Thuỵ điển, for Swedish;
乌克兰, for Ukranian;
Vietnamees, vietnamez, vietnamisht, виетнамски език, виетнамски, Vietnamis, 越南語 , 越南 , 越南语, vietnamský, vietnamka, vietnamec, vietnamština, vietnameser, vjetmanskt, vietnamilainen, vietnamien, Fjetnameesk, vietnamese, vietnamesisch, Vietnamesin, 'ιετναμέζος, vietnami, vietnámi, ベトナ 人 , ベトナ じ", 트남, vietnamita, вьетнамский, vijetnamski jezik, vijetnamski, vijetnamac, vietnames, vietnam, vietnamlı, vietnam dili, в'"тнамець, в'"тнамський, người Việt nam tiếng Việt, for Vietnamese;
Wallies, i uellsit, gjuha e uellsit, shkel premtimin, populli i uellsit, ik pa paguar, ‏ويلزي, ‏الولزية لغة إقليم ويلز, ‏تهرب من دفع الرهان, не си плащам дълга, измъквам се от задължение, уелски език, уелски, 威"士, 威爾士語 , waleština, waleský, Wels, valisiskt, gallois, walisisch, δεν πληρώνω τα οφειλόμενα, ουάλλοσ, ουαλλικόσ, walesi, Breatnais, gallese, Bretnagh, galês, gallés, limba velşã, din ţara galilor, velş, уэльский, velški jezik, podvaliti, velški, velšanin, galés, walesisk, galler ile ilgili, sözünü tutmamak, gal dili, bahisleri ödemeden kaçmak, şartları yerine getirmemek, ödemeden kaçmak, у"льський, валлійська мова, валлійці, валлійський, не віддати гроші, Cymreig, for Welsh;