albert

name

1. (countable, uncountable)A male given name from the Germanic languages.

   “Thou noble Father of her Kings to be - - - / Dear to thy land and ours, a Prince indeed, / Beyond all titles, and a household name, / Hereafter, thro' all times, Albert the Good.”

   “Helena was not flattered. "Albert just doesn't appreciate music," she said. They all called me Albert then. I thought it was a fine name; I like elegance.”

   “Hogan, Byrne, O'Brien. She stopped at one name. Albert Delahunty — what Catholic in their right mind would call a child Albert?”

   “Based on research, Albert Mehrabian has concluded that only 7% of feelings and attitudes takes place through the words we use in spoken communications, while 38% takes place through tone and voice and the remaining 55% take place through body language.”

2. (countable, uncountable)A surname originating as a patronymic.

   “Pass the chalk. Dr. Levine was there with a friend and fellow psychiatrist (detect a pattern?), Alexa Albert, Coco’s mother, who squinted up into the sun as her daughter effortlessly sailed skyward. Dr. Albert is an acrophobe.”

3. (countable, uncountable)A commune in Somme department, Hauts-de-France, France.
4. (countable, uncountable)A constituency in Belize
5. (countable, uncountable)A city in Kansas.
6. (countable, uncountable)A former rural municipality in Manitoba, Canada, now part of the Municipality of Two Borders.
7. (countable, uncountable)A town in New South Wales.
8. (countable, uncountable)A ghost town in Texas.
9. (countable, uncountable)A locality in the Lachlan council area, central New South Wales, Australia.
10. (countable, uncountable)A crater on the Moon

noun

1. Synonym of Albert chain.
2. (alt-of, alternative)Alternative form of Albert.

   “"I've no money," began Harry nervously. "How much do you think that is worth?" Here he handed the man his albert.”

   “Mr Carlyle listened to the faithful catalogue of his possessions. His fetter-and-link albert of gold and platinum was minutely described.”