Mayer

American  

[mahy-er, mahy-uhr, mey-er, mahy-er] / ˈmaɪ ər, ˈmaɪ ər, ˈmeɪ ər, ˈmaɪ ər /

noun

1. Julius Robert von 1814–78, German physicist.

2. Louis B(urt) 1885–1957, U.S. motion-picture producer, born in Russia.

3. Maria Goeppert 1906–72, U.S. physicist, born in Poland: Nobel Prize 1963.

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Mayer British  

noun

1. Julius Robert von (ˈjuːliʊs ˈroːbɛrt fɔn). 1814–78, German physicist whose research in thermodynamics (1842) contributed to the discovery of the law of conservation of energy

2. Louis B ( urt ). 1885–1957, US film producer, born in Russia; founder and first head (1924–48) of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) film company

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Example Sentences

Mayer said the RN benefits from the divisions of its opponents on the right and left but still showed "many weaknesses".

From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026

“Spending so much time onstage, it’s really easy to forget what it feels like to be in the middle of a crowd,” he told John Mayer in an interview on Mayer’s radio show.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2026

Legendary banker Nathan Mayer Rothschild probably never said to “buy when there’s blood in the streets,” but it neatly captures the idea that investors often panic when there’s a war on.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026

And, in killing Capt. Mayer, he underscored the idea that the traitor was inside the army—a concept that obviously was key in the Dreyfus affair.

From Slate • Mar. 2, 2026

John Mayer tackled orbital mechanics, Al Hamer lectured on rocket propulsion, and Alton Mayo handled reentry, the problems faced by an object returning to Earth.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly