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Let me start with a confession: I don't enjoy cooking. The reason I usually do it at home is not because I'm a New Man or Jamie Oliver disciple, but because my wife's cooking is so bad. In fact, to me, cooking is less a pleasurable pastime than a defense against poisoning.
Mark Barrowcliffe

Meaning of "Oliver" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OLIVER

Oliver  [ˈɒlɪvə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OLIVER

noun
adjective
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Oliver is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES OLIVER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of Oliver in the English dictionary

The first definition of Oliver in the dictionary is Isaac. ?1556–1617, English portrait miniaturist, born in France: he studied under Hilliard and worked at James I's court. Other definition of Oliver is Jamie. born 1975, British chef and presenter of television cookery programmes. Oliver is also Joseph, known as King Oliver. 1885–1938, US pioneer jazz cornetist.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OLIVER


caliver
ˈkælɪvə
deliver
dɪˈlɪvə
flivver
ˈflɪvə
free-liver
ˌfriːˈlɪvə
gillyvor
ˈdʒɪlɪvə
liver
ˈlɪvə
outdeliver
ˌaʊtdɪˈlɪvə
outliver
ˌaʊtˈlɪvə
redeliver
ˌriːdɪˈlɪvə
reliver
rɪˈlɪvə
sliver
ˈslɪvə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OLIVER

Olivares
olivary
olivary body
olive
olive branch
olive brown
olive crown
olive drab
olive green
olive oil
olive-brown
olive-drab
olive-green
olive-wood
olivenite
Olives
olivet
Olivier

WORDS THAT END LIKE OLIVER

arriver
Bath Oliver
caregiver
chicken liver
cirrhosis of the liver
diver
giver
hit-and-run driver
hiver
Hudson River
pile-driver
receiver
river
screwdriver
shiver
taxi driver
the river
truck driver
viver
waiver

Synonyms and antonyms of Oliver in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Oliver» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OLIVER

Find out the translation of Oliver to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Oliver from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Oliver» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

奥利弗
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Oliver
570 millions of speakers

English

Oliver
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ओलिवर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أوليفر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Оливер
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Oliver
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অলিভার
260 millions of speakers

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Oliver
220 millions of speakers

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Oliver
190 millions of speakers

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Oliver
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

オリバー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

올리버
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Oliver
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Oliver
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஆலிவர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ऑलिव्हर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Oliver
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Oliver
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Oliver
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Олівер
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Oliver
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Oliver
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Oliver
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Oliver
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Oliver
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Oliver

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OLIVER»

The term «Oliver» is very widely used and occupies the 5.774 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OLIVER» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Oliver

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10 QUOTES WITH «OLIVER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Oliver.
1
Steve Albini
Of the people who cook on television, I have admired people like Jacques Pepin, Julia Child, Mario Batali, Jamie Oliver and a few others because they are free of drama, display good taste and masterful technique, and use clear exposition to bring you up to speed.
2
Jonathan Banks
I love Russell Crowe's line to Oliver Reed in 'Gladiator' where he asks him, 'Are you in danger of becoming a good man?' It's one of my favorite lines ever.
3
Ben Barnes
Maybe Oliver Stone doesn't lend himself well to remakes or sequels, because he does them so well the first time.
4
Mark Barrowcliffe
Let me start with a confession: I don't enjoy cooking. The reason I usually do it at home is not because I'm a New Man or Jamie Oliver disciple, but because my wife's cooking is so bad. In fact, to me, cooking is less a pleasurable pastime than a defense against poisoning.
5
Gabriel Basso
You're in a scene with Laura Linney or Oliver Platt or John Hickey or Alan Alda and these amazing actors and actresses, and you're like, 'Oh my God, I haven't even started; I'm nothing compared to these people!'
6
James Belushi
I've done movies with Oliver Stone and Michael Mann. And I've done quite a few dramas in my time, from the theatre to film work. I just think the audience is used to seeing me on 'Saturday Night Live,' and 'K-9,' and 'Curly Sue' and of course, 'According to Jim.' I think that my comedies have been the most popular.
7
Alison Brie
I feel like any time John Oliver is added to something, the comedy is instantly there. He's so funny.
8
Eric Clapton
I listened to King Oliver and I listened to Louis Armstrong, Jelly Roll Morton, Thelonious Monk, Charles Mingus, John Coltrane, Archie Shepp... I listened to everything I could that came from that place that they call the blues but, in formality, isn't necessarily the blues.
9
Francis Collins
For delightfully quirky descriptions of bizarre neurological syndromes that teach us a lot about how the brain works, there is no match for Oliver Sacks.
10
Jourdan Dunn
I love anything to do with cooking, from watching the Food Network to reading recipe books by Gordon Ramsay, Jamie Oliver and Levi Roots. My favourite types of cuisine are Asian and Caribbean, and I love cooking new recipes for my family.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OLIVER»

Discover the use of Oliver in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Oliver and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Adventures of Oliver Twist
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Charles Dickens, 1866
2
Oliver
Oliver has always wanted to be a dancing elephant, but what will he do when he discovers the circus already has enough elephants?
Syd Hoff, 2000
3
Delirium (Delirium Trilogy 1)
They would tell lies for it. Even kill for it. Then, at last, they found the cure. The story continues in PANDEMONIUM and REQUIEM. And discover Lauren Oliver's stunning first novel, BEFORE I FALL.
Lauren Oliver, 2011
4
Satisfaction: A Behavioral Perspective on the Consumer
Designed for advanced MBA and doctoral course in Consumer Behavior and Customer Satisfaction, this is the definitive text on the meaning, causes, and consequences of customer satisfaction.
Richard L. Oliver, 2010
5
Migraine
Describes the symptoms and history of migraine headaches, identifies foods and conditions which may provoke attacks, and discusses the possible treatments
Oliver W. Sacks, 1992
6
Dream Work
Dream Work, a collection of forty-five poems, follows both chronologically and logically Mary Oliver’s American Primitive, which won her the Pulitzer Prize for poetry in 1983.
Mary Oliver, 1986
7
An anthropologist on Mars: seven paradoxical tales
The author of Awakenings profiles seven neurologically impaired patients, including a surgeon with Tourette's syndrome and an artist whose color sense has been destroyed in an accident but who finds new creative power in black and white.
Oliver W. Sacks, 1995
8
Basketball on Paper
Basketball on Paper doesnÆt diagram plays or explain how players get in shape, but instead demonstrates how to interpret player and team performance.
Dean Oliver autofilled, 2003
9
Oliver Heaviside: The Life, Work, and Times of an Electrical ...
A lively, informative narrative of Heaviside's life and work. Nahin has exhaustively resurveyed archives and contemporary sources and is very much at home in historical discussions of Victorian physics." -- Isis
Paul J. Nahin, 2002
10
Islamic Aesthetics: An Introduction
This book argues that there is not - that Islam does not play a leading role in the aesthetic judgements that we make about objects created in the Islamic world. Oliver Leaman challenges all these ideas, showing them to be misguided.
Oliver Leaman, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OLIVER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Oliver is used in the context of the following news items.
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Please, sir, can I have it again? Oliver! musical to get remake
A new film version of the popular family musical Oliver! is set to go into production, with Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell director Toby Haynes in ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
2
Oliver Sacks, who has taught us so much, now teaches us the art of …
Death is never easy. But Oliver Sacks shows us an approach that views life as a welcome gift rather than bemoaning death as a medical failure. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
3
Supervisor in Oliver case sues agency over firing
Ana Melendez says the agency terminated her after Oliver was reported missing in December 2013, despite the fact that she implored others in ... «Boston Herald, Jul 15»
4
Oliver criticizes Liberals, but doesn't respond to call for fiscal update
While Oliver responded to the request Friday, he didn't say whether he'll provide a fiscal update before the expected Oct. 19 election — or at all. «The Globe and Mail, Jul 15»
5
Oliver Sacks: My Periodic Table
“You will see it,” he often said to my neuroscientist friend Ralph, “and you may, too, Oliver, if you live to my age.” Crick lived to his late 80s, ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
6
The Autobiography of Oliver Sacks
On the Move is the autobiography of neurologist and writer Oliver Sacks. Many readers might be familiar with his work: Among other things, ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
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Jamie Oliver restaurant diner is showered with maggots which 'fell …
Jamie Oliver is well known for enthusiastically promoting new, healthier meals but we think the dish served up to one of his customers at his ... «Metro, Jul 15»
8
Twice As Nice: David Oliver Wins Hurdles Gold Despite Rerun
David Oliver holds the American flag after winning the men's 110-meter hurdles final at the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games on July 24, ... «TeamUSA.org, Jul 15»
9
De Grasse wins again; Oliver makes golden Pan Am debut
American world champion David Oliver, who took a pass on a more prestigious Diamond League meet in London to compete in his first Pan ... «Reuters, Jul 15»
10
The impressive battle of Oliver Harsley, Hull City fan with big ambitions
He is still a schoolboy, but Oliver Harsley has already had to face a number of challenges around his stammering, co-ordination problems and ... «Hull Daily Mail, Jul 15»

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