Murray

American  

[mur-ee, muhr-ee] / ˈmɜr i, ˈmʌr i /

noun

1. Sir (George) Gilbert (Aimé) 1866–1957, English classical scholar.

2. Sir James Augustus Henry, 1837–1915, Scottish lexicographer and philologist.

3. Lindley 1745–1826, English grammarian, born in the U.S.

4. Philip, 1886–1952, U.S. labor leader: president of the CIO 1940–52.

5. a river in SE Australia, flowing W along the border between Victoria and New South Wales, through SE South Australia into the Indian Ocean. 1,200 miles (1,930 km) long.

6. a city in N Utah, S of Salt Lake City.

7. a town in SW Kentucky.

8. a male given name.

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Murray ¹ British  

/ ˈmʌrɪ /

noun

1. 1st Earl of. See (1st Earl of) Moray

2. Sir ( George ) Gilbert ( Aimé ). 1866–1957, British classical scholar, born in Australia: noted for his verse translations of Greek dramatists, esp Euripides

3. Sir James Augustus Henry. 1837–1915, Scottish lexicographer; one of the original editors (1879–1915) of what became the Oxford English Dictionary

4. Les, full name Leslie Allan Murray. born 1938, Australian poet; his collections include The Weatherboard Cathedral (1969), The Daylight Moon (1987), Subhuman Redneck Poems (1996), and The Biplane Houses (2007)

5. Murray of Epping Forest, Baron, title of Lionel Murray, known as Len. 1922–2004, British trades union leader; general secretary of the Trades Union Congress (1973–84)

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Murray ² British  

/ ˈmʌrɪ /

noun

1. a river in SE Australia, rising in New South Wales and flowing northwest into SE South Australia, then south into the sea at Encounter Bay: the main river of Australia, important for irrigation and power. Length: 2590 km (1609 miles)

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Last month, Hugo Boss appointed Frasers’ Chief Executive Michael Murray as the next chairman of its supervisory board, weeks after the U.K. group achieved a near-majority ownership in the German apparel company.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

Mostly the Murray study consisted of interviews and the filling out of pencil-and-paper personality tests.

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026

James Murray, the Financial Secretary to the Treasury, said the government was "backing all those retailers who play by the rules".

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

Host Kate Lindsay talks with writer Stephanie Murray about the unexpected challenges of relying on a low-tech device in a high-tech world.

From Slate ● Sep. 28, 2026

Don’t get me wrong; Mrs. Murray is sweet, but she does not play.

From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas