ROBERTSON


Meaning of ROBERTSON in English

I. Rob ‧ ert ‧ son, Oscar /ˈrɒbəts ə n $ ˈrɑːbərt-/ BrE AmE

(1938–) a US ↑ basketball player who was a famous ↑ guard for the Milwaukee Bucks team, winning the MVP (=most valuable player) prize in 1964 when his team won the NBA ↑ championship s .

II. Robertson, Pat BrE AmE

(1930–) a US Christian leader and ↑ televangelist (=someone who talks about religion on television) who owns a television company called The Christian Broadcasting Network Inc, and who started the Christian Coalition, a ↑ right wing Christian political group, in 1989. He is also a politician in the Republican Party.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.