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- proper noun A
surname derived from the English place nameLeicester . - proper noun A male
given name , transferred from the surname since the nineteenth century.
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Examples
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Grandmother Lester is allowed to haunt the house as long as she stays out of the way.
Tobacco Road (copy) ____Maggie 2007
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Grandmother Lester is allowed to haunt the house as long as she stays out of the way.
Archive 2007-08-01 ____Maggie 2007
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She knew what it was now—a heart that had once held the word Lester.
The Guy Not Taken Jennifer Weiner 2006
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That, according to Lester, is the very language of funny.
Our comedy 25: speaking 'the language of funny'? Xan Brooks 2010
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Captain Lester, not in the secret, scrambled to his feet with an oath and dived into the tank.
CHAPTER XVI 2010
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Instead of having an Air Force man in Lester Lyles running NASA -- how about we have a pro-NASA man running the Air Force?
Today's NASA Administrator Gossip - Update - NASA Watch 2009
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Lets hope Lester is not a former lobbyist for ATK like Bolden was (probably the reason he has not become the compromise solution).
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Jamie Lester is an overseas property developer who surely, judging by the steely glow of his neck, hoards tins of Lynx Africa as though they're Tamiflu.
Up front: Eva Wiseman Eva Wiseman 2010
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Captain Lester spluttered breathlessly, as he prepared for another trip to explore the bottom.
CHAPTER XVI 2010
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Captain Lester, really exhausted by his strenuous exertions at rescue, studied Paula keenly, then marched to the nearest pillar and meekly bumped his head three times against the concrete.
CHAPTER XVI 2010
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