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g w forbes
Forbes
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noun
1.
B(ertie) C(harles)
1880–1954,
U.S. financial journalist, publisher, and financier.
2.
Esther,
1894?–1967,
U.S. novelist.
3.
George William,
1869–1947,
New Zealand statesman: prime minister 1930–35.
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Forbes
(fɔːbz)
—
n
George William
. 1869--1947, New Zealand statesman; prime minister of New Zealand (1930--35)
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
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Forbes
U.S. financial publication, founded 1917 by Wall Street journalist B.C. Forbes and publisher Walter Drey.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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