Thompson
pronunciation
How to pronounce Thompson in British English:
UK [ˈtɔmpsn]
How to pronounce Thompson in American English:
US [ˈtɑmpsən, ˈtɑm-]
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- Noun:
- United States classical archaeologist (born in Canada) noted for leading the excavation of the Athenian agora (1906-2000)
- English physicist (born in America) who studied heat and friction; experiments convinced him that heat is caused by moving particles (1753-1814)
Word Origin
- Thompson (n.)
- type of sub-machine gun, 1919, named for U.S. Gen. John T. Thompson (1860-1940), who conceived it and whose company financed it. Familiarly Tommy gun by 1929.
Example
- 1. Mr. thompson also vowed to better exploit user data .
- 2. Analysts say mr. thompson must first decide how to focus yahoo 's strategy .
- 3. Michael thompson of the china europe international business school argues that chinese corporate-governance laws are better than people think .
- 4. Mr thompson adds that interest rates and inflation are low , albeit rising .
- 5. But mr thompson is an odd choice to lead a big , struggling private company .