Gardner: Meaning and Definition of

Gard•ner

1. 1889–1970, U.S. writer of detective stories.
2. 1908–86, British educator and literary critic.
3. 1933–82, U.S. novelist and critic.
4. born 1912, U.S. educator and author: Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare 1965–68.
5. a city in N Massachusetts. 17,900.
6. a male given name: from an Old French word meaning “gardener.”