Robert — meaning in English

English meaning

• booby noun A foolish or dim-witted person.
• hooter noun British informal: a car horn, or a siren/whistle that signals the start or end of work.
• Robert name A masculine given name of Germanic origin, meaning "bright fame", and a French surname.

Senses

Robert is used for these senses in English:

• Robert (rare, _, compared to given name) A French surname originating as a patronymic.
• booby (colloquial, or, childish) A breast.
• hooter (slang, especially, American, usually, in the plural) A woman's breast. [from 1970s]

booby — full definition

1. noun A foolish or dim-witted person.
2. noun A large tropical seabird related to gannets, once thought clumsy on land.

hooter — full definition

1. noun British informal: a car horn, or a siren/whistle that signals the start or end of work.
2. noun Slang: a nose, especially a large one.

Related French words