Fitzgerald

¹

[fits-jer-uhld]

noun

1. Ella, 1918–96, U.S. jazz singer.

2. F(rancis) Scott (Key), 1896–1940, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.

3. a town in central Georgia.

4. a male given name.

FitzGerald

²

[fits-jer-uhld]

noun

1. Edward, 1809–83, English poet: translator of drama and poetry, especially of Omar Khayyám.

2. George Francis, 1851–1901, Irish physicist.

Fitzgerald

/ fɪtsˈdʒɛrəld /

noun

1. Edward . 1809–83, English poet, noted particularly for his free translation of the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám (1859)

2. Ella . 1918–96, US jazz singer, noted esp for her vocal range and scat singing

3. F ( rancis ) Scott ( Key ). 1896–1940, US novelist and short-story writer, noted particularly for his portrayal of the 1920s in The Great Gatsby (1925) and Tender is the Night (1934)

4. Garret . 1926–2011, Irish politician; leader of Fine Gael Party (1977–87); prime minister of the Republic of Ireland (1981–82; and 1982–87)

Example Sentences

The rich, to paraphrase F. Scott Fitzgerald, are different.

From Los Angeles Times

“It was just a fun night out there,” said Fitzgerald.

From Los Angeles Times

The Beatles and Bob Dylan shaped his songwriting as did his mom’s tape of “Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Songbook.”

From Los Angeles Times

Author Bea Fitzgerald, 28, says she benefitted from this commercial shift, selling her young adult fantasy rom-com Girl Goddess Queen at the peak of the romance boom.

From BBC

He did the same thing in the fifth, ending the inning with two vintage swing-and-miss curveballs that left Tyler Fitzgerald looking silly.

From Los Angeles Times