Christopher

[kris-tuh-fer]

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noun

Saint, died a.d. c250, Christian martyr.
a male given name: from a Greek word meaning “Christ-bearer.”

Christopher

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noun

Saint. 3rd century _ad , Christian martyr; patron saint of travellers

Christopher

A Christian saint (though no longer listed by the Catholic Church in the Calendar of Saints). Jesus appeared to him as a little child whom Christopher carried across a stream. Christopher means “Christ-bearer.”

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Christopher is the patron saint of travelers.

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“Today’s been modest but it’s good to see so many people willing to keep up the momentum,” said Christopher Lee, 39, of Venice, who carried a sign that said, “LA’s too hot for ICE.”

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“We’re going through this squeezing of our ecosystem in Hollywood,” said J. Christopher Hamilton, a practicing entertainment attorney and a professor at Syracuse University who focuses on the business of media.

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“A lot rides on what happens this weekend,” said Christopher Mirasola, a professor at the University of Houston Law Center.

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The Fashion District does not loom as large over L.A.’s economy as it once did, said economist Christopher Thornberg of Beacon Economics.

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Near 1st and Alameda streets on Monday, 46-year-old Christopher Kim draped a South Korean flag over his back like a cape.

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