Richard

¹ American  

[ri-shahrd, ree-shar] / rɪˈʃɑrd, riˈʃar /

noun

1. Maurice Rocket, 1921–2000, Canadian hockey player.

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Richard ² American  

[rich-erd] / ˈrɪtʃ ərd /

noun

1. a male given name.

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Richard British  

/ ˈrɪtʃəd /

noun

1. Sir Cliff , real name Harry Rodger Webb . born 1940, British pop singer. Film musicals include The Young Ones (1961) and Summer Holiday (1962)

2. Maurice , known as Rocket . (1921–2000); Canadian ice hockey player

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Example Sentences

University of Exeter hydrologist Prof Richard Brazier said the Devon project has already shown measurable impacts and evidence suggests nearby villages such as East Budleigh have experienced less flooding, as well as other areas.

From BBC

Judge Richard Eaton got his start as a Village Justice for Cooperstown, N.Y., handling petty crimes and small-dollar disputes in the tiny rural region, with a population around 2,000.

From The Wall Street Journal

Macleod’s portmanteau became a byword in the U.K. and made its way to American shores in 1970 thanks to Harry Schultz, whose international investing newsletter was said to be a favorite of Richard Nixon and Margaret Thatcher.

From Barron's

In that past she has invoked Lowly Worm, the Richard Scarry children’s book character, to walk through how tariffs ripple into inflation.

From Barron's

The episode is also remembered as the last time a U.S. president resorted to an unvarnished nuclear threat, when Richard Nixon warned Moscow off by raising the U.S. military alert status to Defcon 3.

From The Wall Street Journal