Lexic.us

Definition of Rogers

1. Noun. United States humorist remembered for his homespun commentary on politics and American society (1879-1935).

2. Noun. United States dancer and film actress who partnered with Fred Astaire (1911-1995).

3. Noun. United States psychologist who developed client-centered therapy (1902-1987).

Definition of Rogers

1. Proper noun. An English patronymic surname derived from Roger ¹

2. Proper noun. A town in Arkansas, and other U.S. places named for bearers of the surname. ¹

3. Verb. (third-person singular of roger) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Rogers

1. roger [v] - See also: roger

Lexicographical Neighbors of Rogers

Roger's murmur Roger's reflex Roger-Anderson pin fixation appliance Roger Bacon Roger Bannister Roger Brooke Taney Roger Eliot Fry Roger Fry Roger Huntington Sessions Roger Sessions

Roger Sherman Roger Taney Roger Williams Roger de Mortimer Rogerian Rogers (current term) Rogers' sphygmomanometer Rogerson Roget Roget's

Rohingya Rohr's stria Rohrer's index Rohypnol Roisin Rokitansky's disease Rokitansky's hernia Rokitansky's pelvis Rolaids

Literary usage of Rogers

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Dictionary of National Biography by Sidney Lee (1909)
"On 1 May 1636 Rogers was presented by tin- king to a stall in Ely Cathedral. He exchanged the living of Great Tey with Thomas Wykes for that of St. ..."

2. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1912)
"Error from City Court of Statesboro; HB Strange, Judge. Action by RL Durrence against SA. Rogers. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error. ..."

3. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register (1892)
"To Dorothy Rogers, the daughter of my cousin John Rogers, (a tenement in Oswestry). Certain annuities to Isabel Rogers, Katherine Rogers and Jane Rogers, ..."

4. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1890)
"Hennessy a quitclaim deed of an undivided one half of said property; and the said Hennessy agrees to execute and deliver to said Edward G. Rogers a ..."

5. Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature by H.W. Wilson Company (1909)
"Rogers, Grace McLeod. Hour with Oliver Wendell Holmes. ... Rogers, JW Induction motor characteristics and their relation to Its application. Cassier. ..."

6. Mark Twain: The Personal and Literary Life of Samuel Langhorne Clemens by Albert Bigelow Paine (1912)
"He had made a speech on that occasion, in which he had paid a public tribute to Henry Rogers, and told something of his personal obligation to the financier ..."

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