CUNNINGHAM

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• CUNNINGHAM (noun)
  The noun CUNNINGHAM has 1 sense:

1. United States dancer and choreographer (born in 1922)

  Familiarity information: CUNNINGHAM used as a noun is very rare.

• CUNNINGHAM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

United States dancer and choreographer (born in 1922)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Cunningham; Merce Cunningham

Instance hypernyms:

choreographer (someone who creates new dances)

dancer; professional dancer; terpsichorean (a performer who dances professionally)

 Context examples 

My good sir, said Mr. Cunningham with some impatience, this is surely very unnecessary.

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Hewett, Cook, Johnson, Cunningham, your men are of the poop-guard.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

“I hope that you are satisfied now?” said Mr. Cunningham, tartly.

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Out of this landing opened the drawing-room and several bedrooms, including those of Mr. Cunningham and his son.

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Now, I should be very glad if you would have the kindness to show us over the house, Mr. Cunningham.

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

“Well, we are quite in your hands, Mr. Holmes,” said old Cunningham.

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

“Wait here an instant,” said young Alec Cunningham.

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

“I have no alternative, Mr. Cunningham,” said he.

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Of course, we do not yet know what the relations may have been between Alec Cunningham, William Kirwan, and Annie Morrison.

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Evidently, therefore, Alec Cunningham had lied when he said that the two men were struggling when the shot was fired.

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)