crispin
pronunciation
How to pronounce crispin in British English:
UK ['krɪspɪn]
How to pronounce crispin in American English:
US ['krɪspɪn]
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- Noun:
- patron saint of shoemakers; he and his brother were martyred for trying to spread Christianity (3rd century)
Word Origin
- crispin (n.)
- 1640s, "shoemaker," in literary use only, from Ss. Crispin and Crispinian (martyred at Soissons, c.285 C.E.), patrons of shoemakers. French hagiographers make the brothers noble Romans who, while they preached in Gaul, worked as shoemakers to avoid living on the alms of the faithful. The name is Crispinus, a Roman cognomen, from Latin crispus "curly" (probably with reference to hair; see crisp).
Example
- 1. The ad campaign is brainchild of miami-based advertising agency , crispin porter + bogusky , famous for their truth anti-tobacco campaign .
- 2. Mr. crispin argues that the lesson of pudong is how badly chinese demand was underestimated .
- 3. Crispin odey is the founder of the investment house odey asset management
- 4. " My view is that we have to go on with quantitative easing for as long as we possibly can , " says crispin odey , a city hedge fund manager .
- 5. To make microsoft hip again , the firm has hired one of america 's coolest advertising agencies , crispin porter + bogusky .