Roberts

/ˈrɑbərts/
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Other forms: Robertses

Definitions of Roberts
  1. noun
    United States evangelist (born 1918)
    synonyms: Oral Roberts
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    example of:
    evangelist, gospeler, gospeller, revivalist
    a preacher of the Christian gospel
  2. noun
    United States writer remembered for his historical novels about colonial America (1885-1957)
    synonyms: Kenneth Roberts
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    example of:
    author, writer
    a person who writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
  3. noun
    United States biochemist (born in England) honored for his discovery that some genes contain introns (born in 1943)
    synonyms: Richard J. Roberts, Richard John Roberts
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    example of:
    chemist
    a scientist who specializes in chemistry
  4. noun
    a Welsh pirate credited with having taken more than 400 ships (1682-1722)
    synonyms: Bartholomew Roberts
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    example of:
    buccaneer, pirate, sea robber, sea rover
    someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation
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