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Goodyear

American  
[good-yeer] / ˈgʊdˌjɪər /

noun

  1. Charles, 1800–60, U.S. inventor: developer of the process of vulcanizing rubber.


Goodyear British  
/ ˈɡʊdˌjɪə /

noun

  1. Charles. 1800–60, US inventor of vulcanized rubber

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Goodyear Tire & Rubber GT 3.11%increase; green up pointing triangle swung to a loss in the first quarter, reporting struggling tire demand across much of its business.

From The Wall Street Journal May 6, 2026

He said he was confident that Goodyear could deliver an effective cost transformation.

From The Wall Street Journal May 6, 2026

Goodyear says the study does not say "don't ban phones in schools", but that "school phone policies alone are not enough to tackle the harms associated with phones and social media use".

From BBC Mar. 18, 2026

Charles Goodyear discovered vulcanization when a mixture of natural rubber and sulphur accidentally fell onto a hot surface.

From Science Daily Mar. 14, 2026

Five months after Carl bought the cart, the United States entered World War II, and the Goodyear plant became very busy.

From "Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal" by Eric Schlosser

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