Definition of Jackie Robinson

1. Noun. United States baseball player; first Black to play in the major leagues (1919-1972).

Exact synonyms: Jack Roosevelt Robinson, Robinson
Generic synonyms: Ballplayer, Baseball Player

Lexicographical Neighbors of Jackie Robinson

Jack Roosevelt Robinson
Jack Russell terrier
Jack Russell terriers
Jack Tar
Jack Tars
Jack William Nicklaus
Jack in the pulpit
Jack o' the clock
Jack of all trades
Jack out of doors
Jack the Ripper
Jackett
Jackie
Jackie Howe
Jackie Howes
Jackie Robinson (current term)
Jacklyn
Jacko
Jacks
Jacks in the pulpit
Jackson
Jackson's law
Jackson's membrane
Jackson's rule
Jackson's sign
Jackson's veil
Jackson Pollock
Jackson Pollocked
Jacksonesque
Jacksonia

Literary usage of Jackie Robinson

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Bulletin of the New York Public Library by New York Public Library (1897)
"Jackie Robinson. Barnes, 1950. How Branch Rickey, with Jackie doing his share, ... See also Jackie Robinson, My Own Story (1948). TRUTH, SOJOURNER: Fauset ..."

2. Read & Understand Celebrating Diversity Grades 3-4 by Martha Cheney (2000)
"Jackie Robinson was born in Georgia in 1919. He was the youngest of five children. When Jackie was only six months old, his mother moved her family to ..."

3. Adolescent Drug Use Prevention: Common Features of Promising Community Programs (1994)
"... VIII Jackie Robinson Center for Physical Culture Program Scope Purpose and Goals Program Operation Sports and Culture Education The Jackie Robinson ..."

4. Daily Summer Activities, Moving from Fourth to Fifth Grade by Jill Norris (2000)
"Jackie Robinson overcame discrimination and segregation to change professional sports forever. Jackie was a gifted athlete. Jackie was given a scholarship ..."

5. Nonfiction Matters: Reading, Writing, and Research in Grades 3-8 by Stephanie Harvey (1998)
"... about Jackie Robinson and we then wrote a brief character sketch as a group: Little did his friends and relatives know that the name Jackie Robinson ..."

6. Strategies That Work: Teaching Comprehension for Understanding and Engagement by Stephanie Harvey, Anne Goudvis (2007)
"Teammates by Peter Golenbock The remarkable story of the friendship between Jackie Robinson and Pee Wee Reese during the period when Jackie broke the Major ..."

7. Higher Education Opportunities for Women and Minorities by Collie Pollock, Joan Givens, Joyce Fitzgerald (1996)
"Scholarship Program, Jackie Robinson Foundation, 3 West 35th Street, New York, ... The Jackie Robinson Foundation Scholarship provides education and ..."

8. Helping Your Child Learn Responsible Behavior (1994)
"Thank You, Jackie Robinson. Illustrated by Richard Cuffari. New York: Lothrop, 1988. Conrad, Pam. Pedro's Journal. A Voyage with Christopher Columbus. ..."

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