English
oscar
see also: Oscar, OSCAR
Noun

oscar (plural oscars)

  1. Astronotus ocellatus, a cichlid fish, native to South America, sometimes kept in aquariums.
Oscar
Pronunciation
  • (GA) IPA: /ˈɑs.kɚ/
  • (RP) IPA: /ˈɒs.kə/
Proper noun
  1. A male given name.
    • 1765 James Macpherson, The Poems of Ossian, Tauchnitz 1847, page 192:
      My son, though alone, is brave. Oscar is like a beam of the sky: he turns around, and the people fall.
    • 2005 Marc Cerasini, etc, Operation Hell Gate, HarperEntertainment, ISBN 0060842245, page 134:
      Had a funny first name, like Oscar or maybe - no! I remember now. It was Felix. Felix Tanner.
  2. Surname, a rare anglicization of Mac Oscair ("son of Oscar") (McCusker).
  3. The letter O in the ICAO spelling alphabet.
  4. A locale in US.
    1. An unincorporated community in Kentucky, ;.
    2. An unincorporated community in Louisiana.
    3. An unincorporated community in Missouri, ;.
    4. An unincorporated community in Oklahoma, ;.
    5. An unincorporated community in Pennsylvania.
    6. An unincorporated community in West Virginia.
Translations Translations Noun

oscar (plural oscars)

  1. (informal) An Academy Award.
  2. A statuette awarded by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
OSCAR
Proper noun
  1. Initialism of Orbiting Satellite Carrying Amateur Radio


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