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Definition of Kitchener

1. Noun. British field marshal (1850-1916).

Definition of Kitchener

1. n. A kitchen servant; a cook.

Definition of Kitchener

1. Proper noun. (surname) ¹

2. Proper noun. A British earldom ¹

3. Proper noun. Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener, British field marshal in the First World War ¹

4. Noun. (obsolete) A kitchen servant; a cook. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

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Literary usage of Kitchener

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

1. Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature by H.W. Wilson Company (1916)
"11 Country Life 29:94 F '16 See alna Enameled ware Kitchener of Khartoum, ... Lit Digest 53:463 Ag 26 '16 Lord Kitchener: a personal Impression. ..."

2. The Literary Digest History of the World War: Compiled from Original and (1920)
"Kitchener built across the Transvaal a line of blockhouses con- Kitchener IN A TRENCH ... Kitchener was frequently within a few yards of Turkish trenches. ..."

3. History of Zionism, 1600-1918 by Nahum Sokolow (1919)
"Kitchener left for Palestine in command of the Survey in January, 1877. ... In January, 1878, Kitchener was back in England, and after a short leave he ..."

4. Visitation of England and Wales by Joseph Jackson Howard, England College of arms (1906)
"William Kitchener of Effingham, co. Surrey,=^Joan, mentioned yeoman; bur. at Effingham 8 May 1586. Will dated 3 December 1585, proved 16 May 1586 ..."

5. The New York Times Current History (1917)
"Earl Kitchener was en route to Russia at the request of the Russian Government. ... The tragic death of Earl Kitchener created a profound sensation ..."

6. The Story of the Great War by Francis Joseph Reynolds, Allen Leon Churchill, Leonard Wood, Francis Trevelyan Miller, Austin Melvin Knight, Frederick Palmer, Frank Herbert Simonds, Arthur Brown Ruhl (1916)
"According to one report Lord Kitchener and his staff were lost after leaving ... According to this man Kitchener had on a raincoat and held a walking stick ..."

7. The Story of the Great War by Francis Joseph Reynolds, Allen Leon Churchill, Leonard Wood, Francis Trevelyan Miller, Austin Melvin Knight, Frederick Palmer, Frank Herbert Simonds, Arthur Brown Ruhl (1916)
"According to one report Lord Kitchener and his staff were lost after leaving ... According to this man Kitchener had on a raincoat and held a walking stick ..."

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