Gunther

[ guhn-ther goon-ter ]

noun

1. John, 1901–1970, U.S. journalist and author.
2. (in the Nibelungenlied ) a king of Burgundy and the husband of Brunhild, beheaded by Kriemhild in her revenge for the murder of Siegfried. Compare Gunnar.
3. a male given name.

Gunther

/ ˈɡʊntə /

noun

1. (in the Nibelungenlied ) a king of Burgundy, allied with Siegfried, who won for him his wife Brunhild. He corresponds to Gunnar in Norse mythology

Example Sentences

Dave Gunther and I have convinced a four-star general and a colonel of our plan, but the whole thing hangs in the balance.

From The Daily Beast

But even as Gunther was writing, the region had begun a gradual ascendancy, now in its seventh decade.

From The Daily Beast

But Bernie Gunther, the recurring protagonist created by Philip Kerr, walks a unique beat.

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Gunther is sent by his superiors to Smolensk to investigate reports of a Russian massacre of Polish troops in 1940.

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As she told Gunther: “There is nothing like a taste of nature to nurture the soul.”

From The Daily Beast

Examining its mouth, Dr. Gunther found that its teeth formed a literal series of poison fangs.

From Project Gutenberg

Wolfram's version of the cook's appeal to Gunther varies slightly from the received text and probably represents an older form.

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When Gunther came in, furred and portly, he did not rise up; which was unfortunate in a pretended merchant.

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Gunther said, 'Let me see this merchant,' and went down to the inn where King Richard was.

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Gunther asked; and was told, Master Hugh, a merchant of Alost, he and his servants.

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