Thompson

Definitions: Thompson

Thompson

Noun

1. United States classical archaeologist (born in Canada) noted for leading the excavation of the Athenian agora (1906-2000).

2. English physicist (born in America) who studied heat and friction; experiments convinced him that heat is caused by moving particles (1753-1814).

Date "Thompson" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1550. (references)

Domain	Definitions
Food & Agriculture	Dried grapes. Source: European Union. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Make sure you are really looking for Thompson rather than Thomson or Thomsen.

Thompson is the name of some places in the United States of America including

Thompson, Connecticut
Thompson, Iowa
Thompson, New York
Thompson, North Dakota
Thompson, Pennsylvania

People whose surname is or was Thompson include

Benjamin Thompson – Anglo-American physicist, usually called "Count Rumford"
Carl Thompson – instrument builder
Carlos Thompson -- Argentinian actor, husband of Lilli Palmer
Clive Thompson – 9/11 victim
Dave Thompson – British standup comedian
David Thompson – Canadian explorer
Ed Thompson – U.S politician (United States Libertarian Party)
Edward Palmer Thompson – historian
Emma Thompson – British actress
Eric Thompson -- British actor, Emma Thompson's father
Francis Thompson – English poet
Homer Thompson - archaeologist
Hunter S. Thompson – U.S. journalist and author
J. Eric S. Thompson - Maya archeologist
Jenny Thompson – swimmer
Jim Thompson – U.S. pulp fiction writer
Jim Thompson - Founder of the Thai silk company
John Thompson – former Prime Minister of Canada
General John T. Thompson -- U.S. gun designer (Thompson Submachine gun)
Ken Thompson – U.S. computer scientist
Obadele Thompson – athlete
Richard Thompson – musician (Fairport Convention)
Richard Wigginton Thompson – 19th century U.S. politician (USS Thompson (DD-305))
Robert Means Thompson – U.S. Navy officer (USS Thompson (DD-627))
Smith Thompson -- U.S. Supreme Court Justice
Sophie Thompson -- British actress
Tommy Thompson – United States Secretary of Health and Human Services
William Hale Thompson – former Mayor of Chicago
William Hepworth Thompson – English classical scholar

Synonyms: Thompson

Synonyms: Benjamin Thompson (n), Count Rumford (n), Homer A. Thompson (n), Homer Armstrong Thompson (n), Homer Thompson (n). (additional references)

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	Stan Thompson. (Family Guy; writing credit: Dolores Payás) Tonight's Babble Chat was hosted by Kevin Thompson. (Daria; writing credit: Glenn Eichler; Peggy Nicoll)
Lyrics	With a Thompson gun for hire, fighting to be done (Roland The Headless Thompson Gunner; performing artist: Warren Zevon; writing credit: Warren Zevon & David Lindell c. 1976 Zevon Music, BMI) 'n' Brother married Becky Thompson, they bought a store in Tupelo ("Ode to Billy Joe"; performing artist: Bobbie Gentry)
Movie/TV Titles	Shirley Thompson Versus the Aliens (1972) Thompson 1880 (1966) Les Carnets du Major Thompson (1955) Miss Sadie Thompson (1953) Thundering Thompson (1929)
Song Titles	Roland The Headless Thompson Gunner (performing artist: Warren Zevon)
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Domain	Title
References	Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group PLC: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference) Nippon Thompson Co., Ltd.: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference) Thompson Clive Investments plc: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference) (more reference examples)

Books	When The Going Gets Weird : The Twisted Life and Times of Hunter S. Thompson : A Very Unauthorized Biography (reference) (more book examples)

Periodicals	Thompson Citizen (reference) (more periodical examples)

Theater & Movies	Milton Brunson and the Thompson Community Singers - Rise Up and Walk (reference) Rev. Milton Brunson and the Thompson Community Singers: Rise Up and Walk (reference) (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music	Cant Stop Us Now: Linval Thompson (reference) (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

Consumer Goods	Olde Thompson Senator Pewter Finish Pepper Mill and Salt Shaker Set (reference) (more baby examples; more wireless phone examples; more garden examples; more kitchen examples; more tool examples)
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Thumbnail	Description & Credit	Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	Division of pharmacology, NIH around 1938. Front (l-r): H. Kahler, J. Johnson, M. Smith, C. Voegtlin, W. Earle, M. Maver and H. Bauer. Second: T. Stark, J. Thompson, E. Emmart, M. Farrell, K. Harlow, O. Marshino, Rosen, and C. Wright. Third: C. Doane, R. Boltz, Springstern, M. Feeser, W. Pitkerton, E. Schilling, R. Bishop, M. Goldberg, G. Jarrels and Collison. Fourth: T. Hawkley, S. Rosenthal, R. Holbrook, R. Spencer, E. Davis, B. Westfall, F. Deeds.Credit: Unknown photographer/artist.		Illustration contrasts two forms of cell death: necrosis and apoptosis. Illustration kindly provided by Karen Steinberg and Jesse Thompson.Credit: CDC.
	Gus Grissom & Milt Thompson With Paresev.Credit: NASA.		Pilot Milt Thompson and the M2-F2 Lifting Body.Credit: NASA.
	Standing l to r - Furman, R. J. Christman, Dr. Thompson, Moreford Standing (cont.) R. B. Derickson, Eisler, H. W. Rhodes, Alfred P. Giacomini Sitting l to r - Robert Lee Faris, John F. Pratt, Appleton Officers on PATTERSON.Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.		Figure 45. Rung bathometer, designed by Captain George Rung of the Danish Meteorological Institute. It was a new type of pneumatic sounding device based on the principle advanced by the physician Kristian Prytz, also a Dane. It was considered an advancement on the Thompson tube. Depending on modifications, it could be used from 0 to 200 meters, or from two to three times deeper.Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.
	Peppermint (top) and fine-leafed Corsican mint (bottom). P.Credit: USDA ARS News; photo by Michael Thompson..		John F. Kennedy High School students Christopher Thompson, Angela Archer, and Sean Gros use a rotary evaporator to concentrate a bacterial culture in an Agricultural Research Service Laboratory in New Orleans, Louisiana.Credit: USDA ARS News.
	Thompson Creek PitChallis Field OfficeUCSCUpper Columbia Salmon Clearwater District.Credit: Terry Maley.		A timber treatment area around Thompson.Credit: Unknown.
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Author	Quotation
C.l. Thompson	The sixteenth century said, "Responsibility to God." -- The present nineteenth says, "The brotherhood of man."
Francis Thompson	Look for me in the nurseries of Heaven.
	An atheist is a man who believes himself an accident.
	The devil doesn't know how to sing, only how to howl.
	For we are born in other's pain, and perish in our own.
	Nothing begins, and nothing ends, That is not paid with moan; For we are born in others pain And perish in our own.
	All things by immortal power. Near of far, to each other linked are, that thou canst not stir a flower without troubling of a star.
James Thompson	Real glory springs from the silent conquest of ourselves.
	All true zeal for God is a zeal less for love, mercy and goodness.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		Shapiro RL, Altekruse S, Hutwagner L, Bishop R, Hammond R, Wilson S, Ray B, Thompson S, Tauxe RV, Griffin PM, and the Vibrio Working Group. (references)
		Horsburgh C, Havlik J, Ellis D, Kennedy E, Fann S, Dubois R, Thompson S. Survival of patients with acquired immune deficiency syndrome and disseminated Mycobacterium avium complex infection with and without antimycobacterial chemotherapy. (references)
Business		Thompson, also an Argentine company, manufactures and distributes chassis parts and piston rings. (references)
		The decrees recommend that there should be a system of �pre-rating� of the commercial banks by Thompson Financial Bank Watch. (references)
		These were good incentives that resulted in the establishment of manufacturing giants such as Thompson, Sanyo, Panasonic and Sharp. (references)
Economic History	Barbados	The main opposition party, the DLP, is led by David Thompson. (references)
	Guatemala	The most popular varieties imported into the country are Emperor, Red Globe and Thompson seedless grapes. (references)
	Poland	Advertising and promotional service agencies include McCann Erickson Polska, Leo Burnett, J. Walter Thompson, Ogilvy & Mather Poland, Saatchi & Saatchi, BBDO Warsaw and Young & Rubicam. (references)
Worker Rights	Bahamas	City Markets and the union had been locked in legal battles since 1996 when City Markets disagreed with then- Minister of State for Public Service and Labor, David Thompson, who held that the union was entitled to be recognized as the bargaining agent for the nonmanagerial employees of City Market. (references)
Lexicography	Devil's Dictionary	RECRUIT, n. A person distinguishable from a civilian by his uniform and from a soldier by his gait. Fresh from the farm or factory or street, His marching, in pursuit or in retreat, Were an impressive martial spectacle Except for two impediments -- his feet. Thompson Johnson
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Speaker	Phrase(s)
Robert Novak	Governor Thompson was also, I thought, clear on being against human cloning. The president did make a big pitch for the bill to abolish human cloning about a week ago, two weeks ago, but he hasn't said anything much since.
Rush Limbaugh	Health and Human Services secretary Tommy Thompson told representatives of the fast food industry that they should offer and aggressively advertise more fruits and vegetables, re-examine their super-size portions, and generally offer more healthful food.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

"Thompson" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 99.25% of the time. "Thompson" is used about 1,198 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (proper)	99.25%	1,189	6,502
Noun (singular)	0.75%	9	117,287
Total	100.00%	1,198	N/A

The following table summarizes the usage of "Thompson" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified.

Name	Usage/Gender	Usage per 100 million Persons	Rank in USA
Thompson	Last name	269,000	17
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

Country	Name	Country	Name
Japan	Nippon Thompson Co., Ltd.	United Kingdom	Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group PLC
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1. Thompson, CT
Zip Code(s): 06277
Country: USA

2. Thompson, IA (city, FIPS 77745)
Location: 43.36961 N, 93.77433 W
Population (1990): 498 (258 housing units)
Area: 2.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 50478
Country: USA

3. Thompson, MI
Zip Code(s): 49854
Country: USA

4. Thompson, MO
Zip Code(s): 65285
Country: USA

5. Thompson, ND (city, FIPS 78660)
Location: 47.77503 N, 97.10577 W
Population (1990): 930 (294 housing units)
Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 58278
Country: USA

6. Thompson, OH
Zip Code(s): 44086
Country: USA

7. Thompson, PA (borough, FIPS 76496)
Location: 41.86232 N, 75.51392 W
Population (1990): 291 (152 housing units)
Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 18465
Country: USA

8. Thompson, UT
Zip Code(s): 84540
Country: USA

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Expressions: Thompson

Expressions using "Thompson": Benjamin Thompson ♦ Fort Thompson ♦ Homer A. Thompson ♦ Homer Armstrong Thompson ♦ Homer Thompson ♦ Ken Thompson ♦ Thompson Falls ♦ Thompson Ridge ♦ Thompson Seedless ♦ Thompson submachine gun ♦ William Thompson. Additional references.
Hyphenated Usage
	Beginning with "Thompson": Thompson-chesson, Thompson-mccausland.
	Ending with "Thompson": Cloudsley-thompson, Hiatts-thompson, Hiatt-thompson, Lacy-thompson.
	Containing "Thompson": Tanglewilde-Thompson Place.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Thompson

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day	Expression	Frequency per Day
thompson	842	david thompson	119
andrea thompson	564	speedway thompson	119
thompson hunter s	551	mickey thompson wheels	117
thompson cigar	548	lee thompson young	114
mickey thompson	448	thompson boat	108
lea thompson	436	thompson falls montana	93
thompson center	324	direct education thompson	91
norm thompson	299	thompson manitoba	89
mickey thompson tire	290	alka cece thompson vuco vujica	87
richard thompson	261	john thompson	79
thompson financial	212	tommy thompson	78
fred thompson	205	thompson turley	78
thompson center arms	202	thompson tori	74
emma thompson	189	thompson ct	72
hunter thompson	163	thompson and morgan	67
padgett thompson	154	thompson cigar company	65
j walter thompson	132	gun machine thompson	64
learning thompson	130	gun machine sub thompson	63
thompson contender	127	hank thompson	62
thompson twin	121	thompson publishing	62
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Modern Translations: Thompson

Language		Translations for "Thompson"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Chinese		汤普森. (various references)

Danish		thompson. (various references)

Dutch		Thompsonrozijnen. (various references)

French		Thomson. (various references)

German		Thompson. (various references)

Greek		"τόμσον". (various references)

Italian		Thomson. (various references)

Pig Latin		ompsonthay

Portuguese		thomson. (various references)

Spanish		Thomson. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Misspellings: Thompson

Misspellings
	"Thompson" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Tompion, Tomson. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Anagrams: Thompson

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "h-m-n-o-o-p-s-t"
	-1 letter: photons.
	-2 letters: months, oomphs, phonos, photon, photos, smooth.
	-3 letters: homos, hoops, hoots, monos, month, moons, moots, moths, nomos, oomph, phono, phons, photo, phots, poohs, poons, shoon, shoot, snoop, snoot, sooth, spoon, stomp, stoop, toons, tophs, topos.
	-4 letters: homo, hons, hoop, hoot, hops, host, hots, mhos, mono, mons, moon, moos, moot, mops, mosh, most, moth.
	Words containing the letters "h-m-n-o-o-p-s-t"
	+3 letters: homopterans, monitorship, muttonchops, nephrostome, protohumans, taphonomies, taphonomist.
	+4 letters: gymnosophist, hemoproteins, monitorships, monophthongs, nephrostomes, prothrombins, taphonomists.
	+5 letters: chemisorption, enantiomorphs, entomophagous, entomophilies, entomophilous, gymnosophists, hymenopterons, hymenopterous, mastigophoran, metallophones, parathormones, photoemission, photomontages, phytohormones, somatotrophin.
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