English Explanatory Dictionary

Watson

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A northern English and Scottish surname originating as a patronymic.
  2. Any character who acts as a catalyst for the detective protagonist's mental processes in a mystery story; a consciousness that is privy to facts in the case without being in on the conclusions drawn from them until the proper time. After William L. DeAndrea, discussing Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
  3. A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
  4. An electoral division in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
  5. A town in the Rural Municipality of Lakeside No. 338, Saskatchewan, Canada.
  6. A number of places in the United States:
  7. An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Alabama.
  8. A minor city in Desha County, Arkansas.
  9. A village in Effingham County, Illinois.
  10. An unincorporated community in Clark County, Indiana.
  11. An unincorporated community in Clayton County, Iowa.
  12. An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Livingston Parish, Louisiana.

Pronunciation

/ˈwɒtsn̩/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Watson.wav /ˈwɑts(ə)n/

Word forms

Watson

Etymology

From Wat + -son.

Related words

Doctor Watson fictional character in and narrator of the Sherlock Holmes stories James D. Watson co-discoverer of the structure of DNA Watt

Derived words

elementary, my dear Watson Watson-Crick model Watsonian Watsonish Watson Island Watsons Bay Watson syndrome

Translations

Amharic: ዋትሰን Arabic: واتسون Armenian: Ուոթսոն Bengali: ওয়াটসন Chinese Cantonese: 屈臣 Chinese Mandarin: 沃森 Chinese Mandarin: 華森 /华森 Chinese Mandarin: 華生 /华生 Georgian: უოტსონი Greek: Γουάτσον Hebrew: ווטסון Hindi: वॉटसन Japanese: ワトソン Kannada: ವ್ಯಾಟ್ಸನ್ Khmer: វ៉ាត់សុន Korean: 왓슨 Malayalam: വാട്സൺ Marathi: वॉटसन Persian: واتسون Punjabi: ਵਾਟਸਨ Russian: Ватсон Tamil: வாட்சன் Telugu: వాట్సన్ Thai: วัตสัน Ukrainian: Ватсон Urdu: واٹسن Yiddish: וואַצאָן
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