oscar
UK/ˈɒs.kə/US/ˈɑs.kɚ/
oscar noun: a cichlid fish of species Astronotus ocellatus, native to South America, sometimes kept in aquariums. Also the alternative letter-case form of Oscar from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.
Noun (1)
oscar (plural oscars)
- A cichlid fish of species Astronotus ocellatus, native to South America, sometimes kept in aquariums.
- Synonyms:
- marble cichlid, velvet cichlid
Proper noun (1) capitalized: Oscar
Oscar
- A male given name from Irish or Old English.
- My son, though alone, is brave. Oscar is like a beam of the sky: he turns around, and the people fall.1765, James Macpherson, The Poems of Ossian, Tauchnitz, published 1847, page 192
- Had a funny first name, like Oscar or maybe - no! I remember now. It was Felix. Felix Tanner.2005 Marc Cerasini, etc, Operation Hell Gate, HarperEntertainment, page 134
- A surname from Irish [in turn originating as a patronymic], a rare anglicization of Mac Oscair (literally “son of Oscar”) (McCusker).
- An unincorporated community in Kentucky; named for Kentucky Representative Oscar Turner.
- An unincorporated community in Louisiana.
- An unincorporated community in Missouri; named for early settler Oscar Bradford.
- An unincorporated community in Oklahoma; named for local rancher Oscar W. Seay.
- An unincorporated community in Pennsylvania.
- An unincorporated community in West Virginia.
Noun (2) capitalized: Oscar
Oscar (plural Oscars)
- An Academy Award.
- Primarily seen as a publicity vehicle for late-year releases, the awards show and its promoters have lately made pretensions to Oscar oracling: Jamie Foxx won the “breakthrough actor of the year” prize for “Ray” in 2004, after all, and Paul Haggis and his ensemble cast were honored for “Crash” four...2006 October 18, David M. Halbfinger, “Hollywood Film Chain’s Latest Link”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 21 Jun 2025
- The gulf between cinephiles and the public has grown wide. There are pictures that make a lot of money, but seldom win big Oscars or attract young people to the show2016 March 3, David Thomson, “Biggest lesson of the 2016 Oscars? The Academy should be scrapped”, in The Guardian
- A statuette awarded by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Noun (3) capitalized: Oscar
Oscar (uncountable)
Proper noun (2) capitalized: OSCAR
OSCAR
- Initialism of Orbiting Satellite Carrying Amateur Radio.
Also used as
oscar is also the alternative letter-case form of Oscar from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.
oscar meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
oscar in Hindi
- ऑस्कार, ओस्कार
oscar in Tamil
- ஆஸ்கர், ஆஸ்கார்
oscar in Marathi
- ऑस्कार
oscar in Urdu
- اوسکر, آسکار
More languagesFewer languages
- oscar in Bengali
- অস্কার
- oscar in Telugu
- ఆస్కర్, ఆస్కార్, ఓస్కార్
- oscar in Malayalam
- ഒസ്കാർ
- oscar in Kannada
- ಆಸ್ಕರ್, ಓಸ್ಕಾರ್, ಓಸ್ಕರ್
- oscar in Punjabi
- ਓਸਕਰ
- oscar in Odia
- ଅସ୍କାର, ଅସ୍କର
- oscar in Nepali
- अस्कर, ओस्कार, अस्कार
Examples of oscar in a sentence
- Oscar had been assured many times that the venerable QWERTYUIOP keyboard design would never, ever be replaced.
- Oscar Bransky, of Palm Beach, Fla., had pink Sweetheart rose corsages.
- Oscar turned to someone who wasn't there and waggled his head.
Synonyms of oscar
Forms of oscar
| plural | oscars |
|---|---|
| plural | Oscars |
Origin of oscar
Exact origin uncertain. Resuscitated by James Mcpherson in The Works of Ossian (1765). Napoleon, an admirer of the Ossianic poems, chose it for his godson Oscar Bernadotte, who became a king of Sweden. The modern given name is a conflation of two unrelated names: first, Middle Irish Oscar (the name of Fionn Mac Cumhaill's grandson in Irish mythology), from Middle Irish os (“deer”) + cara (“friend”); and second, Old English Ōscār, Ōsgār (personal name, literally “spear of the gods/spear of God”), from Old English ōs (“god”) and gār (“spear”) (see Oswald). Compare German Ansgar (personal name), Danish Asker, Asger (personal name), Norwegian Asgeir (personal name), Icelandic Ásgeir (personal name). (Academy Award): Disputed. Said to have been named by actress Bette Davis after her first husband, Harmon Oscar Nelson, or by secretary Margaret Herrick after her cousin Oscar Pierce.
Shortened form of Oscar Asche.
Words formed from oscar
Phrases with oscar
Questions about oscar
- What does oscar mean?
- Oscar means a cichlid fish of species Astronotus ocellatus, native to South America, sometimes kept in aquariums.
- What is oscar in Hindi?
- Oscar in Hindi is ऑस्कार, ओस्कार. See Oscar meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is oscar?
- Oscar can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce oscar?
- Oscar is pronounced /ˈɑs.kɚ/ (US).
- What is the plural of oscar?
- The plural of oscar is oscars.
Words near oscar in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: oscar (page history and authors); Oscar (page history and authors); OSCAR (page history and authors); oscar (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); oscar (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); oscar (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); oscar (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); oscar (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); oscar (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); oscar (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); oscar (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); oscar (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); oscar (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); oscar (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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