Hayakawa

[ hah-yuh-kah-wuh ]

noun
  1. S(amuel) I(chi·ye) [ih-chee-ey], /ɪˈtʃi eɪ/, 1906–92, U.S. semanticist, educator, and politician, born in Canada: senator 1977–83.

  2. Ses·sue [sesh-oo; Japanese se-shoo], /ˈsɛʃ u; Japanese sɛˈʃu/, 1889–1973, Japanese film actor.

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How to use Hayakawa in a sentence

  • Farther down the lane of booths was the tent of Hayakawa the Juggler.

    The Cathedral | Sir Hugh Walpole