Meaning & use
Colbert
The surname of Stephen Colbert, an American comedian and television host known for hosting 'The Late Show' and, earlier, the satirical 'Colbert Report'.
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Colbert interviewed the author about her new book during his late-night show.
Fans quoted lines from the old Colbert Report years after the show ended.
A note on using this word
Colbert is also the surname of Jean-Baptiste Colbert, a seventeenth-century French statesman and finance minister under Louis XIV; context determines which figure is meant.
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