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Definition: Frobisher

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. English explorer who led an expedition in search of the Northwest Passage to the orient; served under Drake and helped defeat the Spanish Armada (1535-1594).[Wordnet].

Source: WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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Date "Frobisher" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1578. (references)

Common Expressions: Frobisher

Expressions Definition
Frobisher (Doctor Who) Frobisher is a fictional character who appeared in the Doctor Who Magazine comic strip based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who in the 1980s. He was a companion of the Sixth and Seventh Doctors. The canonicity of the comic strips, like other Doctor Who spin-off media, is unclear. (references)
Sir Martin Frobisher English explorer who led an expedition in search of the Northwest Passage to the orient; served under Drake and helped defeat the Spanish Armada (1535-1594). Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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Extended Definition: Frobisher

Frobisher

Frobisher may refer to:

Places

  • Frobisher, Saskatchewan

People

  • Martin Frobisher (c. 1535–1594), English sailor and explorer.
  • Benjamin Frobisher (1742–1787), Canadian fur trader.
  • Joseph Frobisher (1740–1810), Canadian fur trader and politician, brother of Benjamin Frobisher.
  • Benjamin Joseph Frobisher (1782–1821), Canadian fur trader and politian, son of Joseph Frobisher.
  • Frobisher Bay, a bay in Baffin Island, named after Martin Frobisher.
  • Frobisher Bay, the former name of a town in Baffin Island, Canada, now known as Iqaluit.
  • Frobisher, a fictional character from the comic strips based on the television series Doctor Who.
  • Buck Frobisher, a character in the television series Due South.
  • Robert Frobisher, a fictional amanuensis from the novel Cloud Atlas.
  • Arthur Frobisher, a fictional villainous billionaire in the television series Damages.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Frobisher". Image Credit.
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Topics by Level of Interest: Frobisher

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
Martin Frobisher 17     Benjamin Frobisher 3
HMS Frobisher 14     Benjamin Joseph Frobisher 4
HMS Frobisher (D81) 12     Buck Frobisher 9
Frobisher 11     Frobisher 11
Frobisher Bay 10     Frobisher (Doctor Who) 8
Buck Frobisher 9     Frobisher Bay 10
Frobisher (Doctor Who) 8     Frobisher Bay, Northwest Territories 2
Percy Frobisher Pilbeam 7     Frozen in Frobisher Bay 5
Frozen in Frobisher Bay 5     HMS Frobisher 14
Benjamin Joseph Frobisher 4     HMS Frobisher (D81) 12
Joseph Frobisher 4     Joseph Frobisher 4
Benjamin Frobisher 3     Martin Frobisher 17
Frobisher Bay, Northwest Territories 2     Percy Frobisher Pilbeam 7

Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).