noun
1. United States journalist (born in England in 1908)
• Syn: ↑Alistair Cooke, ↑Alfred Alistair Cooke
• Regions: ↑England
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑journalist
2. United States financier who marketed Union bonds to finance the American Civil War; the failure of his bank resulted in a financial panic in 1873 (1821-1905)
• Syn: ↑Jay Cooke
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/kook/, n.
1. (Alfred) Alastair, born 1908, English journalist and broadcaster.
2. See Coke, Sir Edward.
3. Jay, 1821-1905, U.S. financier.
4. Terence (James), Cardinal, 1921-83, U.S. Roman Catholic clergyman: archbishop of New York 1968-83.
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I [ko͝ok]Alastair (1908 - 2004), British journalist and broadcaster; in the U.S. from 1937. His BBC broadcasts of "Letter from America" began in 1946 and continued until shortly before his death. He hosted "Omnibus" on CBS 1952 - 60 and "Masterpiece Theater" on PBS 1971 - 92
II [ko͝ok]
Jay (1821 - 1905), U.S. financier. He was the founder of Jay Cooke and Co., a leading Philadelphia bank, in 1861; his sale of bonds helped to finance the Civil War, and his financing of western railroads precipitated the Panic of 1873
Useful english dictionary. 2012.