Thayer

[ they-er, thair ]

noun
  1. Sylvanus, 1785–1872, U.S. army officer and educator.

  2. William Roscoe, 1859–1923, U.S. historian and author.

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How to use Thayer in a sentence

  • And Sid Thayer, he said you belonged with them this time, but we said you wasn't an up-town boy, and we wouldn't stand it.

  • For every log that he sent to the saw in this wise, he knew that Thayer was sending ten,—and at a tenth of the cost.

    The White Desert | Courtney Ryley Cooper
  • Thayer and the men in his employ could not keep him out of his own woods, or prevent him from cutting his own timber.

    The White Desert | Courtney Ryley Cooper
  • Thayer nodded, still looking at the floor, his tongue licking suddenly dry lips.

    The White Desert | Courtney Ryley Cooper
  • A moment later two figures had departed in the dusk,—the sheriff and Fred Thayer, bound for the jail at Montview.

    The White Desert | Courtney Ryley Cooper