Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A high school or college student who has earned a letter in a particular activity, especially a varsity sport.
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- noun US A
college student who has attained a specified level of participation in a sporting or other activity, and is awarded a cloth “letter ” to be affixed to an item of clothing.
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Examples
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Off one rack, Randy lifts a lime-green satin letterman-style jacket, beaming: Oh wow!
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Off one rack, Randy lifts a lime-green satin letterman-style jacket, beaming: Oh wow!
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I heard in letterman show that this lady got mad on media and startes shooting at wolf blitzer from her helicopter. anotherview
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Off one rack, Randy lifts a lime-green satin letterman-style jacket, beaming: Oh wow!
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Keep your eyes open world her days of blaming the media, DNC, Obama, and David letterman is coming to an end.
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Zooey says: david letterman is a meanie†¦ hi, zooey! hi, jay! kisses
Think Progress » House Conservatives: $2 For Workers, But Only If Paris Gets Millions 2006
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Stanford (1-0) returns 10 letterman from a squad that went 24-9 and reached the NCAA Tournament for the ninth straight season.
USATODAY.com 2003
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i met my wife in our office. she was my supervisor. did she severely abuse her power over me? stop trying to make this sleazier than it is. letterman is the victim here.
From the archives: A Q&A with David Letterman's former assistant Stephanie Birkitt | EW.com 2009
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The result is a setting that’s clearly modelled on an American high school but is populated almost entirely by kids and teachers with decidedly European accents — even when they have names like Brad and are swaggering around in letterman sweaters like an extra in Grease.
The Curiosity of Chance Hal Duncan 2009
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The result is a setting that’s clearly modelled on an American high school but is populated almost entirely by kids and teachers with decidedly European accents — even when they have names like Brad and are swaggering around in letterman sweaters like an extra in Grease.
Archive 2009-04-01 Hal Duncan 2009
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A masculine correspondence writer.
October 10, 2008