Haig

American  

[heyg] / heɪg /

noun

1. Douglas, 1st Earl, 1861–1928, British field marshal: commander in chief of the British forces in France 1915–18.

---

Haig British  

/ heɪɡ /

noun

1. Douglas, 1st Earl Haig. 1861–1928, British field marshal; commander in chief of the British forces in France and Flanders (1915–18)

---

Example Sentences

Alexander Haig, then the secretary of state, famously shouted, “I’m in control here” in the briefing room after the attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan on March 30, 1981.

From Salon • Jun. 12, 2026

“The biggest fictional thing I did with both the play and the film was to join the third point of the triangle so you’ve got Stagg, Eisenhower and Kay,” Haig says.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

“They both adhered to their own meteorological vision,” Haig says, explaining the differences in prediction models from continent to continent.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

Based on a 2014 play by David Haig, who co-wrote its screenplay with its director, Anthony Maras, the movie faces an obvious challenge: Watching meteorologists scribble notations on charts isn’t particularly cinematic.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

But events did not play out as Haig had planned.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman