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American actor (1908–1976)
Alan Edwin Baxter[citation needed] (November 19, 1908 – May 7, 1976) was an American film and television actor. Baxter was born in East Cleveland, Ohio
Alan_Baxter_(actor)
Topics referred to by the same term
Alan Baxter may refer to: Alan Baxter (actor) (1908–1976), American film actor Alan Baxter (author) (born 1970), British-Australian author Alan Baxter
Alan_Baxter
English actor (born 1990)
James William Baxter (born 3 August 1990) is an English actor known for his roles as Jake Doland in Emmerdale, Anthony in Alma's Not Normal, Leroy in
James_Baxter_(actor)
American actor and comedian (born 1953)
Timothy Alan Dick (born June 13, 1953), known professionally as Tim Allen, is an American actor and comedian. He is known for playing Tim "The Toolman"
Tim_Allen
Scottish actor and comedian (1926–2025)
Livingstone Baxter (24 May 1926 – 11 December 2025) was a Scottish actor, comedian, impressionist and author. Baxter began his career as a child actor on the
Stanley_Baxter
Welsh actor (1933–2023)
Stanley Baxter-Wright (29 April 1933 – 24 September 2023) was a Welsh theatre, film and television actor and director. Keith Stanley Baxter-Wright was
Keith_Baxter_(actor)
American actor and television producer
Alan Aisenberg (born March 18, 1993) is an American actor and television producer. He is best known for his role as Baxter Bayley on the Netflix original
Alan_Aisenberg
People from the State of Ohio
(Zanesville) Alan Baxter (actor) (East Cleveland) Vanessa Bayer (actor, comedian) (Cleveland) Ned Bellamy (actor) (Dayton) Jonathan Bennett (actor) (Rossford)
List_of_people_from_Ohio
American actor (1889–1951)
Warner Leroy Baxter (March 29, 1889 – May 7, 1951) was an American film actor from the 1910s to the 1940s. Baxter is known for his role as the Cisco Kid
Warner_Baxter
American actor (1921–1990)
Alan Hale Jr. (born Alan Hale MacKahan; March 8, 1921 – January 2, 1990) was an American actor and restaurateur. He was the son of actor Alan Hale Sr
Alan_Hale_Jr.
Name list
References Al Baxter, Australian rugby union player Alain Baxter, Scottish skier Alan Baxter (disambiguation), several people Alexander Baxter, Scottish-Australian
Baxter_(name)
English actor (born 1948)
Baxter. The couple have two children. Rogue Male (1976, TV film) as 1st Seaman Scum (1979) as Greaves Give My Regards to Broad Street (1984) as Alan The
Philip_Jackson_(actor)
American actor and director (1939–2022)
1970s TV series about an interfaith marriage that also starred Meredith Baxter, whom he married after the series ended. He also portrayed Dr. Ben Samuels
David_Birney
American actor
series Family, which also starred James Broderick, Sada Thompson, Meredith Baxter, and Kristy McNichol. Frank starred with Glynnis O'Connor in the short-lived
Gary_Frank_(actor)
American actor
Michael Gross (born June 21, 1947) is an American television, film, and stage actor. He is notable for playing Steven Keaton on the sitcom Family Ties (1982–1989)
Michael_Gross_(actor)
English actor
Henry Ashton (born 10 February 1991) is an English actor and former model. On television, he is known for his roles in the Amazon Prime Video fantasy
Henry_Ashton_(actor)
American actor and restaurateur (1927–1994)
Wisdom O'Neal (September 26, 1927 – September 9, 1994) was an American actor and restaurateur. O'Neal was born in Ocala, Florida, to Martha and Coke
Patrick_O'Neal_(actor)
Canadian actor (born 2000)
Christian Martyn (born February 23, 2000) is a Canadian actor best known for his role as Finn Baxter in Home Alone: The Holiday Heist (2012). Christian Martyn
Christian_Martyn
British actor (1929–2023)
Another political role for Nettleton was as Conservative Party MP Sir Stephen Baxter in the sitcom The New Statesman. Nettleton was born in Sydenham, London
John_Nettleton_(actor)
Scottish actor (1928–1999)
BAFTA Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his performance as suspected child molester Kenneth Baxter in The Offence (1973). He also won acclaim
Ian_Bannen
Character in the novel The Great Gatsby
actor Warner Baxter played the role in the lost 1926 silent film adaptation. During the subsequent decades, the role has been played by many actors including
Jay_Gatsby
English television presenter
children's magazine programme Blue Peter. Sundin impressed the editor, Biddy Baxter, and was invited to audition for the presenting vacancy left by Peter Duncan;
Michael_Sundin
English actor and musician
Joel Fry (born 1984 or 1985) is a British actor and musician. On television, he is known for his roles in the BBC series White Van Man (2011–2012), Twenty
Joel_Fry_(actor)
American actor and director (born 1960)
Peabody Award. Since 2024, he has starred as District Attorney Nicholas Baxter on Law & Order. Goldwyn was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of
Tony_Goldwyn
Scottish actor
Reilly is the 2018 BAFTA Scotland Winner for Best Actor in a Television Drama for his Role as Alex Baxter in BBC1's The Last Post. He starred alongside Jessie
Chris_Reilly
American actress and director (1926–2002)
director, and producer. She is known for her four seasons portraying Dorothy Baxter, the mother, on the 1960s sitcom Hazel, and as co-creator and writer of
Whitney_Blake
List of people with the same nickname
actor Coleman Hawkins (1904–1969), American jazz saxophonist, known as "Bean" Beans Reardon (1897–1984), American baseball umpire Gene "Bean" Baxter,
Bean_(name)
American actor and singer (born 1993)
Graham David Phillips (born April 14, 1993) is an American actor, singer, writer and director. Beginning his acting career at the age of nine, Phillips
Graham_Phillips_(actor)
Award presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
The Academy Award for Best Actor is an award presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). It has been awarded since
Academy_Award_for_Best_Actor
American filmmaker and photographer (1928–1999)
Baxter 1997, p. 130. Baxter 1997, p. 151; Duncan 2003, p. 59. Baxter 1997, p. 2. Baxter 1997, p. 140. Duncan 2003, p. 62. Baxter 1997, p. 3. Baxter 1997
Stanley_Kubrick
English actor
Thornton who looked after Don Brennan after his car crash, and receiver Graham Baxter who wound up MVB Motors. He also starred as Jimmy Grainger in the first
David_Crellin
Mark Cox (actor) Eric Cullen Alan Cumming Ivor Cutler Larry Dean (comedian) Jack Docherty Craig Ferguson James Finlayson (actor) Gregor Fisher Robert Florence
Comedy_in_Scotland
Alan Committie (born 6 January 1974) is a South African comedian, actor, theatre director and qualified high school teacher. Committie has performed on
Alan_Committie
Alan Basset, English baron Alan Bates (1934–2003), British actor Alan J. Bauman, American hair transplant surgeon Alan Baxter, multiple people Alan Bean
List of people with given name Alan
List_of_people_with_given_name_Alan
American actor and singer (1935–2004)
"Try to Remember". Orbach won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical for playing Chuck Baxter in Promises, Promises (1968–1972). He was also Tony-nominated
Jerry_Orbach
2024 film by James Mangold
February 19, 2025. Chris, Vinnicombe (December 11, 2024). "Interview: Nick Baxter on recreating Dylan for A Complete Unknown". Gibson. Archived from the original
A_Complete_Unknown
American actor (1941–2019)
October 11, 2019), known professionally as Robert Forster, was an American actor. He made his screen debut as Private L.G. Williams in John Huston's Reflections
Robert_Forster
Canadian actor (born 1980)
Thomas Luke Macfarlane (born 19 January 1980) is a Canadian actor and former singer. He is known for playing Scotty Wandell on the ABC television drama
Luke_Macfarlane
Canadian actor (born 1974)
Kevin Serge Durand (born January 14, 1974) is a Canadian actor. He is known for his work in numerous film and television roles, including portraying Vasiliy
Kevin_Durand
British retirement home for actors and actresses
Nicholas Amer Richard Attenborough Stanley Baxter Gabrielle Blunt Jean Boht Margot Boyd Nan Braunton Alan Brien Tony Britton Maurice Browning Douglas
Denville_Hall
1973 film directed by Sidney Lumet
interrogating Kenneth Baxter, who is suspected of raping a young girl. By the end of the interrogation, Johnson has severely beaten Baxter, who is taken to
The_Offence
Play written by Robert Anderson
Tyler Moore Show were having challenges finding the right actor for the role of anchorman Ted Baxter. A Mary Tyler Moore Show producer happened to see Ted
You Know I Can't Hear You When the Water's Running
You_Know_I_Can't_Hear_You_When_the_Water's_Running
Australian actor (born 1970)
Dominic Haakon Myrtvedt Purcell (born 17 February 1970) is an Australian actor. He is best known as Lincoln Burrows in Prison Break (2005–09; 2017), Mick
Dominic_Purcell
American actor, singer and director (1927–1976)
Actor, Dies at 49 In Fire at Los Angeles Apartment". The New York Times. December 13, 1976. Retrieved May 31, 2009. Jones 2013 p.229 Petrucelli, Alan
Jack_Cassidy
American actor (born 1935)
Judd Seymore Hirsch (born March 15, 1935) is an American actor. He is known for playing Alex Rieger on the television comedy series Taxi (1978–1983),
Judd_Hirsch
Annual award for performance in British TV
This is a list of the British Academy Television Awards for Best Actor. The Best Actor award was initially given as an "individual honour", without credit
British Academy Television Award for Best Actor
British_Academy_Television_Award_for_Best_Actor
Award ceremony for performances of 2023
The 30th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, honoring the best achievements in film and television performances for the year 2023, was presented on February
30th Screen Actors Guild Awards
30th_Screen_Actors_Guild_Awards
Australian former actor and convicted sex offender
variously as Bob Hughes and Robert Hughs, is an Australian-born British former actor who appeared in ABBA: The Movie and the television sitcom Hey Dad..!. In
Robert_Hughes_(actor)
American actor and comedian (born 1962)
Steven John Carell (/kəˈrɛl/; born August 16, 1962) is an American actor and comedian. He starred as Michael Scott in the NBC sitcom The Office (2005–2011
Steve_Carell
Awards recognising the excellence of British television in 2026
Swit Tchéky Karyo John Virgo Desmond Morris Biddy Baxter Roger Laughton George Wendt Stanley Baxter Eric Dane James Van Der Beek Prunella Scales Quentin
2026 British Academy Television Awards
2026_British_Academy_Television_Awards
British TV sitcom (1987–1994)
Steve Nallon as Mrs Thatcher (Series 1–2) John Nettleton as Sir Stephen Baxter (Series 1–2) Nick Stringer as Bob Crippen (Series 1–2) Berwick Kaler as
The New Statesman (1987 TV series)
The_New_Statesman_(1987_TV_series)
Scottish actor (born 1972)
Ewen Bremner (born 23 January 1972) is a Scottish actor. His roles have included Shawn Nelson in Black Hawk Down, Julien in Julien Donkey-Boy and Daniel
Ewen_Bremner
American television sitcom (1982–1989)
parents, Steven and Elyse Keaton (portrayed by Michael Gross and Meredith Baxter). The show premiered on September 22, 1982, and for the first two seasons
Family_Ties
American actor
Jon Wellner (born July 11, 1975) is an American actor, best known for his role as toxicologist Henry Andrews on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. He has
Jon_Wellner
American actor (born 1965)
Film Reference. Retrieved March 27, 2012. Pergament, Alan (July 30, 1992). "Shy Buffalo-Born Actor Sizzles over Mention of Certain Words". The Buffalo
Kyle_Chandler
1994 British television comedy show
Wintergreen reports on the multiple executions of mass murderer Chapman Baxter (Patrick Marber) by a variety of bizarre methods, and on US couples having
The_Day_Today
Welsh actor (1944–2017)
villainous roles including Mr Croup in Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere (1996), Peter Baxter in ITV police drama The Bill (2002) and crime boss Jack Dalton in EastEnders
Hywel_Bennett
Scottish actor (born 1946)
Brian Denis Cox (born 1 June 1946) is a Scottish actor. A classically trained Shakespearean actor, he is known for his work on stage and screen. His numerous
Brian_Cox_(actor)
American television and film actor (1933–2024)
(January 12, 1933 – March 21, 2024) was an American television and film actor. Ronald Robert Harper was born in Turtle Creek, Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh
Ron_Harper_(actor)
American actor (1938–1988)
August 24, 1988) was an American actor. Frey received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the 1971 musical film
Leonard_Frey
BAFTA Scotland annual awards ceremony
2015–present) Kevin Bridges (2011) Hazel Irvine (2014) Categories as of 2016. ACTOR FILM ACTOR TELEVISION ACTRESS FILM ACTRESS TELEVISION ANIMATION CHILDREN'S PROGRAMME
British Academy Scotland Awards
British_Academy_Scotland_Awards
Sunderland James Baxter, actor Emeli Sandé (singer) Ernie Lotinga (actor) James Bolam (1935–), actor Alan Browning actor, born Alan Brown Bernard Comrie
List of people from Sunderland
List_of_people_from_Sunderland
Welsh actor
Rhodri (born 1967, in Morriston, Swansea) is a Welsh film and television actor, best known for portraying bus driver Dave Coaches in the BBC comedy series
Steffan_Rhodri
Michael Caine is an English retired actor who has appeared in over 130 films and has had multiple television appearances. Caine's acting career began
Michael_Caine_filmography
American actor and TV host (1935–2019)
1935 – March 9, 2019), known professionally as Jed Allan, was an American actor and television host, best known as C.C. Capwell on Santa Barbara, Don Craig
Jed_Allan
British television mystery crime-comedy drama series (1997–2016)
drama series produced by the BBC and written by David Renwick. It stars Alan Davies as the title character, who works as a creative consultant to a stage
Jonathan_Creek
American actor
D. C. Douglas is an American actor. He played Pa Kettle on Syfy's Z Nation and Zepht on Star Trek: Enterprise, and has appeared in several soap operas
D._C._Douglas
American actor (born 1971)
Sarsgaard (/ˈsɑːrzɡɑːrd/; born March 7, 1971) is an American actor. He studied at the Actors Studio, before rising to prominence playing atypical and sometimes
Peter_Sarsgaard
Canadian actor (born 1989)
Steve Lund (born January 9, 1989) is a Canadian actor, best known for playing the roles of Nick Sorrentino in Bitten (2014–2016) and Jake in Schitt's
Steve_Lund
English actor (b. 1964)
Adam Godley (born 1963 or 1964) is an English and American actor. He has been nominated for two Tony Awards and four Laurence Olivier Awards for his performances
Adam_Godley
2002 American film
is dedicated to Tommy. Larry Sullivan as Alan Oakley Steve Braun as Tommy Ballenger Ray Baker as Peter Baxter James Handy as Hal Faith Salie as Ignored
The_Trip_(2002_film)
American comedian, actor, director, writer, and producer
Summer (2001) and the Netflix series. Showalter wrote and directed The Baxter (2005), in which he starred with Michelle Williams, Justin Theroux, and
Michael_Showalter
American television producer (born 1936)
McGovern; May 28, 1936) is an American television producer, writer, and former actor. He received two Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Drama
John_Wilder_(producer)
American actor (1922–1984)
Alan Brady Show) on CBS's The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961–1966) and Fred Rutherford on Leave It to Beaver (1957–1963), although Deacon played Mr. Baxter
Richard_Deacon_(actor)
1979 musical film by Bob Fosse
choreographer and filmmaker. It was also the final work of its producer Robert Alan Aurthur, who wrote the screenplay with Fosse and died a year before its release
All_That_Jazz_(film)
1973 film by Nicolas Roeg
du Maurier. Julie Christie and Donald Sutherland portray Laura and John Baxter, a married couple who travel to Venice following the recent accidental death
Don't_Look_Now
American actor and writer (born 1969)
Disney's Frozen and Smee in Peter and the Starcatcher. Del Aguila also voices Baxter in the adult animated black comedy musical series Hazbin Hotel. In addition
Kevin_Del_Aguila
American television series (2018–2023)
and Strong for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series; Braun, Alan Ruck, and Skarsgård for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series; Smith-Cameron
Succession_(TV_series)
American actor (born 1955)
Jeffrey Warren Daniels (born February 19, 1955) is an American actor. He is known for his work on stage and screen playing diverse characters switching
Jeff_Daniels
American actor (born 1968)
Stuhlbarg (/ˈstuːlˌbɑːrɡ/ STOOL-barg; born July 5, 1968) is an American actor. Known for his character roles on stage and screen, he has received numerous
Michael_Stuhlbarg
American actor (born 1977)
Christopher Leigh McKenna (born October 18, 1977)[citation needed] is an American actor. He is best known for his roles in a number of television series. Chris
Chris_McKenna_(actor)
The following is a list of actors whose performances of characters with disabilities, impairments, and/or diseases were nominated for Academy Awards. Thompson
List of actors nominated for Academy Awards for performances of the disabled
List_of_actors_nominated_for_Academy_Awards_for_performances_of_the_disabled
English actress
actress. She played the role of Phyllis Baxter in the television series Downton Abbey (2013–2015), winning a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance
Raquel_Cassidy
2020 film by David Fincher
filmmaking team, including production designer Donald Graham Burt, editor Kirk Baxter, and composers Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, using only period-authentic
Mank
British television, film and stage actor (born 1987)
Joshua McGuire (born 10 April 1987) is a British actor. Known for his work on stage and screen, his breakthrough was in the role of Angus in the Channel
Joshua_McGuire
Scottish actor, writer, producer and filmmaker
Bryan Larkin (born 7 August 1973) is a Scottish actor, writer, producer and self-taught filmmaker. He was awarded the Trailblazer award at the Edinburgh
Bryan_Larkin
English actor (1933–2007)
Southwalesargus.co.uk. Retrieved 3 November 2017. Strachan, Alan (4 December 2007). "Anton Rodgers: Versatile actor best known for his middle-class heroes in the sitcoms
Anton_Rodgers
American actress (born 2000)
performance in the film Marty Supreme (2025), she was nominated for an Actor Award and a British Academy Film Award. Her other films include Hellraiser
Odessa_A'zion
English comedian (1958–2014)
Mayall (/ˈmeɪɔːl/; 7 March 1958 – 9 June 2014) was an English comedian, actor and writer. He formed a close partnership with Adrian Edmondson while they
Rik_Mayall
Scottish actor (born 1945)
William Tulloch Paterson (born 3 June 1945) is a Scottish actor. Throughout his career he has appeared regularly in radio drama and provided the narration
Bill_Paterson_(actor)
Welsh actor, director, and writer (born 1956)
Sean Gerard Mathias (born 14 March 1956) is a Welsh actor, director, and writer. He is known for directing the film Bent and for directing highly acclaimed
Sean_Mathias
List of legends of American film history
Richard Barthelmess (1895–1963) Freddie Bartholomew (1924–1992) Warner Baxter (1889–1951) Noah Beery (1882–1946) Wallace Beery (1885–1949) Ralph Bellamy
AFI's_100_Years...100_Stars
1966 film by Norman Jewison
Screenplay, and Best Actor for Alan Arkin. It also won two Golden Globes, for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy and for Best Actor – Motion Picture
The Russians Are Coming the Russians Are Coming
The_Russians_Are_Coming_the_Russians_Are_Coming
Murray Slaughter (Gavin McLeod), and the vain and nit-witted anchorman Ted Baxter (Ted Knight). Mary rents a studio apparent from acquaintance and landlady
List of awards and nominations received by The Mary Tyler Moore Show
List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_The_Mary_Tyler_Moore_Show
English actor
Paul Clayton is an English actor, director and author. Clayton played Ian Chapman in Channel 4 sitcom Peep Show. for five series. In 2011, Clayton portrayed
Paul_Clayton_(actor)
English comedy writer and actor
and Raymond Baxter. It was narrated by Oliver Postgate. Moor's television credits include a clown in Knowing Me, Knowing You... with Alan Partridge, a
Ben_Moor_(writer)
British actor (1925–2016)
Lovers (1960) – Baxter Dawes The Fourth Square (1961) – Bill Lawrence No Love for Johnnie (1961) – Drake The Secret Partner (1961) – Dr. Alan Richford Shadow
Conrad_Phillips
American actor (1903–1991)
5, 1991) was an American actor of film, stage, and television. He was known as one of the most "dependable character actors" of the Golden Age of Hollywood
Dean_Jagger
English actor (1929–2025)
John Woodvine (21 July 1929 – 6 October 2025) was an English actor who appeared in more than 70 theatre productions, as well as a similar number of television
John_Woodvine
Scottish actor (1923–1990)
Gordon Cameron Jackson (19 December 1923 – 15 January 1990) was a Scottish actor. He is best remembered for his roles as the butler Angus Hudson in Upstairs
Gordon_Jackson_(actor)
ALAN BAXTER-ACTOR
ALAN BAXTER-ACTOR
Male
English
(×ַלï‹×Ÿ) Variant spelling of English Allon, ALON means "oak tree."
Male
German
German byname BAMBER means "short and fat."Â
Male
English
Handsome One
Female
English
 English feminine form of Celtic Alan, possibly ALANA means "little rock."
Male
Romanian
Romanian name, possibly derived from the word alina, ALIN means "to soothe."Â
Boy/Male
English
From St. Alban.
Male
Spanish
Spanish form of Celtic Alan, possibly ALANO means "little rock."Â
Male
English
English variant spelling of Celtic Alan, possibly ALLAN means "little rock."Â
Male
English
English name derived from Latin Albanus, ALBAN means "like Albus," i.e. "white."
Male
English
English variant spelling of Celtic Alan, possibly ALEN means "little rock."Â
Boy/Male
English American Celtic
Fair; handsome. Famous Bearer: U.S. actor Alan Alda.
Male
English
English variant spelling of Celtic Alan, possibly ALANN means "little rock."Â
Female
Hawaiian
Hawaiian name ALANI means "orange tree."
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, English, German
Baker
Male
Turkish
Turkish name ALTAN means "dawn."
Girl/Female
American, Anglo, Australian, British, English
Born at Easter; Goddess of the Dawn; Easter Time
Male
English
English occupational surname transferred to forename use, CARTER means "carter," someone who uses a cart.
Male
Welsh
Welsh form of Celtic Alan, possibly ALUN means "little rock."Â
Male
French
French form of Celtic Alan, ALAIN means "little rock."Â
Surname or Lastname
English (Devon)
English (Devon) : occupational name from Old French bateor ‘one who beats’, possibly denoting a textile or metal worker.
ALAN BAXTER-ACTOR
ALAN BAXTER-ACTOR
Girl/Female
Tamil
Aathmika | ஆதà¯à®®à®¿à®•ா
Related to aathma, Soul
Male
Hindi/Indian
(पà¥à¤°à¤à¤¾à¤•र) Hindi name PRABHAKAR means "light-maker; sun."Â
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Vigorous; Everfresh; Eternal
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
The One who Lead or Show the Way
Boy/Male
Hindu
An ancient name
Boy/Male
Muslim
Shedder of flowers, Generous
Girl/Female
English
and Kayla, meaning: keeper of the keys; pure.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Divine, A Goddess who gives and takes
Male
Yiddish
(הֶערשֶ×על) Pet form of Yiddish Hersh, HERSHEL means "deer."
Male
English
English name derived from the vocabulary word, from the Middle English word sterrling, STERLING means "little star."Â
ALAN BAXTER-ACTOR
ALAN BAXTER-ACTOR
ALAN BAXTER-ACTOR
ALAN BAXTER-ACTOR
ALAN BAXTER-ACTOR
n.
One who casts; as, caster of stones, etc. ; a caster of cannon; a caster of accounts.
n.
Barter.
interj.
An exclamation expressive of sorrow, pity, or apprehension of evil; -- in old writers, sometimes followed by day or white; alas the day, like alack a day, or alas the white.
n.
A tribe or collection of families, united under a chieftain, regarded as having the same common ancestor, and bearing the same surname; as, the clan of Macdonald.
v. t.
To beat down; to cheapen; to barter; to bargain.
a.
More advanced; more perfect; as, upon better acquaintance; a better knowledge of the subject.
v. i.
To become better; to improve.
v. t.
To make bitter.
n.
A single combat; as, trial by battel. See Wager of battel, under Wager.
v. t.
To scheme; to devise; to contrive; to form in design; as, to plan the conquest of a country.
n.
Any substance resembling butter in degree of consistence, or other qualities, especially, in old chemistry, the chlorides, as butter of antimony, sesquichloride of antimony; also, certain concrete fat oils remaining nearly solid at ordinary temperatures, as butter of cacao, vegetable butter, shea butter.
a.
A scheme devised; a method of action or procedure expressed or described in language; a project; as, the plan of a constitution; the plan of an expedition.
a.
Having good qualities in a greater degree than another; as, a better man; a better physician; a better house; a better air.
pl.
of Ala
v. t.
To tease or annoy, as a badger when baited; to worry or irritate persistently.
v. t.
To trade or exchange in the way of barter; to exchange (frequently for an unworthy consideration); to traffic; to truck; -- sometimes followed by away; as, to barter away goods or honor.
v. i.
To move in a canter.
v. t.
To cover or spread with butter.
n.
See Alan.
v. t.
To beat with successive blows; to beat repeatedly and with violence, so as to bruise, shatter, or demolish; as, to batter a wall or rampart.