Spengler

American  

[speng-gler, shpeng-gluhr] / ˈspɛŋ glər, ˈʃpɛŋ glər /

noun

1. Oswald 1880–1936, German philosopher.

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Spengler British  

/ ˈʃpɛŋlər, ˈspɛŋlə /

noun

1. Oswald (ˈɔsvalt). 1880–1936, German philosopher of history, noted for The Decline of the West (1918–22), which argues that civilizations go through natural cycles of growth and decay

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Other Word Forms

• Spenglerian noun

Example Sentences

The first three films deliver producers Iilya Salkind and Pierre Spengler while the fourth offers the movie’s writer Mark Rosenthal.

From Washington Times • Jun. 13, 2023

Reitman actually played a small role in the film, appearing in ghostly form as the stand-in for the late Harold Ramis' character, Egon Spengler, and he couldn't have been any prouder of his son's accomplishment.

From Salon • Feb. 16, 2022

Back in Mississippi, Spengler has put her newfound fire-starting skills to work in the backyard, showing her daughters the steps.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 10, 2021

Spengler, who calls Austin home but is temporarily stationed in Biloxi, Miss., discovered the service while she searched for an outside-the-box anniversary activity.

From Washington Post • Dec. 7, 2021

I looked to my left and in an adjacent car saw Colonel Spengler, the chief of the Witwatersrand Security Branch.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela