Adler

[ad-ler, ahd-ler]

noun

1. Alfred, 1870–1937, Austrian psychiatrist and psychologist.

2. Cyrus, 1863–1940, U.S. religious leader and Jewish scholar.

3. Felix, 1851–1933, U.S. educator, reformer, and writer.

4. Kurt (Herbert), 1905–77, U.S. orchestra conductor, born in Austria.

5. Lawrence Cecil Larry, 1914–2001, U.S. harmonica player.

6. Mortimer (Jerome), 1902–91, U.S. philosopher, educator, and author.

7. Peter Hermann, 1899–1990, U.S. orchestra conductor, born in Austria-Hungary.

Adler

/ ˈaːdlər /

noun

1. Alfred (ˈalfreːt). 1870–1937, Austrian psychiatrist, noted for his descriptions of overcompensation and inferiority feelings

2. Larry, full name Lawrence Cecil Adler. 1914–2001, US harmonica player

Example Sentences

“I haven’t been able to talk to him, I don’t know what kind of shape he’s in, and that makes me really scared,” said Ruth Kremen, Adler’s mother.

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Besides Adler, those detained included three other Californians: internet celebrity Tommy Marcus, who is based in the Los Angeles area; Geraldine Ramirez, from Cathedral City in the Coachella Valley; and Logan Hollarsmith, of San Francisco.

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Adler’s sister Laura, who lives in Connecticut, said there were 24 hours when the family didn’t know his fate.

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Last week, David Adler posted what he said would be his final communication from aboard a boat sailing toward Gaza carrying medical supplies, food and other aid.

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Although Adler’s family was supportive of his cause, his mother and sister said they had tried to dissuade him from joining the flotilla, fearing for his safety — knowing that in an Israeli raid of a flotilla in 2010, 10 activists were killed, including a Turkish American, and dozens of others were injured.

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