McCormick

[ muh-kawr-mik ]

noun
  1. Anne Elizabeth O'Hare, 1882–1954, U.S. journalist and foreign news correspondent, born in England: Pulitzer Prize for Correspondence 1937, first female recipient.

  2. Cyrus Hall, 1809–84, U.S. inventor and businessman noted for his contributions to the design and production of harvesting machinery.

  1. Patricia "Pat", 1930–2023, U.S. springboard and platform diver: Olympic gold medalist 1952, 1956.

  2. Robert Rutherford "Bertie", 1880–1955, U.S. newspaper publisher noted for his outspoken promotion of political conservatism.

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How to use McCormick in a sentence

  • Mr. McCormick promised to take him back, but I don't know—he hasn't said anything about it.

    Happy House | Betsey Riddle, Freifrau von Hutten zum Stolzenberg
  • In the following year came Stephenson's steam whistle; and in the year following came the McCormick reaper.

    Invention | Bradley A. Fiske
  • There was another apprentice, a young fellow of about eighteen, named Wales McCormick, a devilish fellow and a giant.

  • Major McCormick did not wait for a less merciful moment, but hobbled away from the spot with all the speed he could muster.

    Barrington | Charles James Lever

British Dictionary definitions for McCormick

McCormick

/ (məˈkɔːmɪk) /


noun
  1. Cyrus Hall. 1809–84, US inventor of the reaping machine (1831)

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