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webber

n. countable
C1 Advanced US //ˈwɛbɝ// web·ber Archaic Informal

n. a family name from Britain, originally meaning a person who weaves cloth. Most people know it from the famous composer Andrew Lloyd Webber.

n. a surname of English occupational origin, originally denoting a weaver. Most prominently associated with the British composer Andrew Lloyd Webber, creator of musicals such as Cats, Evita, and The Phantom of the Opera.


SIMPLE

Andrew Lloyd Webber composed many famous musicals.

CONTEXTUAL

The Webber family has lived in this Cornish village for over four hundred years.

COMPLEX

Webber's compositional style, blending operatic ambition with Broadway sensibility, transformed late twentieth-century musical theatre and made him one of the most commercially successful composers of his generation.

Usage

Capitalised when referring to a specific person; rarely used as a common noun.

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