James Bond

English

Etymology

The fictional character was named after ornithologist James Bond (Ian Fleming was an avid birdwatcher).

Proper noun

James Bond

1. A fictional British spy in the novels of Ian Fleming and the motion pictures based on these novels, famous for his suavity, ingenuity, ruthlessness and supply of gadgets.
   • 2003 August 4, The New Yorker:

     He understood the threat. But the capability of the C.I.A.’s Directorate of Operations was far less than advertised. The Directorate of Operations would like people to think it’s a great James Bond operation, but for years it essentially assigned officers undercover as diplomats to attend cocktail parties.

Synonyms

• 007

Derived terms

• James Bond villain
• Bond girl
• Bondesque
• Bondophile

Translations

fictional British spy

• Arabic: جِيمْس بُونْد m (jeyms bond), جَيْمْس بُونْد m (jayms bund)
• Armenian: Ջեյմս Բոնդ (J̌eyms Bond)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 詹姆斯·邦德 (Zhānmǔsī-Bāngdé)

• French: James Bond m
• German: James Bond m
• Greek: Τζέιμς Μποντ m (Tzéims Bont)
• Japanese: ジェームズ・ボンド (Jēmuzu-Bondo)
• Korean: 제임스 본드 (Jeimseu Bondeu)
• Macedonian: Џејмс Бонд m (Džejms Bond)
• Marathi: जेम्स बॉन्ड m (jemsa bŏnḍa)
• Portuguese: James Bond m
• Russian: Джеймс Бонд m (Džejms Bond)

Noun

James Bond (plural James Bonds)

1. A secret agent of similar ability to the fictional James Bond.