harvard
/ˈhɑɹvəɹd/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.24 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
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A surname transferred from the given name.
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A place in the United States:
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A place in the United States:
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A place in the United States:
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A place in the United States:
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A university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, named after John Harvard, American clergyman and philanthropist.
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A person who attends, attended, or is likely to attend Harvard; by extension, a person very successful academically.
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A person who attends, attended, or is likely to attend Harvard; by extension, a person very successful academically.
Derogatory
Example Sentences
- "The Harvard psychologist and bestselling author Steven Pinker appeared on the podcast of Aporia, an outlet whose owners advocate for a revival of race science and have spoken of seeking “legitimation by association” by platforming more mainstream figures."
- "I'd finished my second year at Harvard when I boarded the Penn Trader […] Not surprisingly. my name became Harvard. "Hey Harvard, get your ass back to the lazarette and bring me another bucket of red lead!""
- "Lu had skipped second grade and found herself at the gifted school by the time she entered fifth grade. That more had earned her the nickname Harvard—another moniker from Lex. […] "Hey, Harvard, how was school today? Did you skip any more grades this week?" he had teased."
- "He seethed about being the butt of anti-Harvard antics by the golden boy traders. Hey, Harvard, get me coffee.""
- "Because any reasonably bright engineering team would eat the Ivy Leaguers alive: "Hey, Harvard, can you walk through this stack trace with me?""
- "Don't mind her, kiddos. Miss Harvard ain't used to gettin' her hands dirty."