Rodgers

American  

[roj-erz] / ˈrɒdʒ ərz /

noun

1. James Charles Jimmie, 1897–1933, U.S. country-and-western singer, guitarist, and composer.

2. Richard, 1902–79, U.S. composer of popular music.

3. William Henry Bill, born 1947, U.S. distance runner.

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Rodgers British  

/ ˈrɒdʒəz /

noun

1. Richard . 1902–79, US composer of musical comedies. He collaborated with the librettist Lorenz Hart on such musicals as A Connecticut Yankee (1927), On Your Toes (1936), and Pal Joey (1940). After Hart's death his librettist was Oscar Hammerstein II. Two of their musicals, Oklahoma! (1943) and South Pacific (1949), received the Pulitzer Prize

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Example Sentences

But Rodgers is still being weighed down by one reminder of his time with the Packers: the Wisconsin property that he purchased in 2015, which has been lingering on the market for six months now.

From MarketWatch • May 29, 2026

Her father, a gastroenterologist named Kenneth Rodgers, was baffled.

From Salon • May 27, 2026

O'Neill has taken interim charge twice this season after the departures of Brendan Rodgers and Wilfried Nancy, but remains coy as to whether Saturday will be his final match in charge.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

The Rodgers and Hammerstein classics are among the most widely known English-language songs there.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

“Everybody in this town thinks you’re as crazy as Crowder peas, Mr. Loring,” Sue Ellen Rodgers said.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy