letterman

letterman
A college student who has attained a specified level of participation in a sporting or other activity, and is awarded a cloth “letter” to be affixed to an item of clothing.

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  • Letterman, David — (n. 12 abr. 1947, Indianápolis, Ind., EE.UU.). Anfitrión de programas de conversación de televisión estadounidense. Comenzó su carrera como cómico en clubes nocturnos, y en 1979 se convirtió en animador invitado del programa de conversación… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Letterman's needlegrass — laiboji virblė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Miglinių šeimos pašarinis augalas (Achnatherum lettermanii), paplitęs Šiaurės Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Achnatherum lettermanii angl. Letterman s needlegrass šaltinis Valstybinės lietuvių… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • letterman — noun Date: 1926 an athlete who has earned a letter in a school sport …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • letterman — /let euhr man , meuhn/, n., pl. lettermen / men , meuhn/. a person who has earned a letter in an interscholastic or intercollegiate activity, esp. a sport. [1715 25; LETTER1 + MAN1, MAN] * * * …   Universalium

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