1. Pinkerton - Noun
2. Pinkerton - Proper noun
Pinkerton (plural Pinkertons)
A habitational surname from Old English.
Pinkerton (plural Pinkertons)
(dated, countable) An operative employed by the Pinkerton National Detective Agency founded by Allan Pinkerton (1819–1884).
Act 2 Three years later, Butterfly is still waiting for Pinkerton to return, as he had left shortly after their wedding. Source: Internet
Act 1 In 1904, a U.S. Naval officer named Pinkerton rents a house on a hill in Nagasaki, Japan, for himself and his soon-to-be wife, "Butterfly". Source: Internet
After a short while, Sharpless pleads with Pinkerton not to be cruel, and he leaves with the Commissioner and the Registrar. Source: Internet
At first he worked briefly near his hometown of Pendleton as a security guard for Pinkerton Government Services at Calspan in Cheektowaga, where he spoke daily to his co-worker Carl Lebron, Jr. about his loathing for government. Source: Internet
But, as Pinkerton sees how Butterfly has decorated the house for his return, he realizes he has made a huge mistake. Source: Internet
Butterfly cries that, if Pinkerton never returned, she would go back to entertaining people with her songs, or, better, die. Source: Internet