Stan ‧ ley, Henry Morton /ˈstænli/ BrE AmE
(1841–1904) a British ↑ explorer (=someone who travels to places that have not been visited before) . In 1871 he was sent by a US newspaper to find David ↑ Livingstone in Africa, and is famous for saying ‘Dr Livingstone, I presume’ when he found him. People sometimes say this as a joke when they meet someone.