Adler

American  

[ad-ler, ahd-ler] / ˈæd lər, ˈɑd lər /

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.

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Adler British  

/ 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

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Example Sentences

Adler said the board had made this decision despite her "strongest opposition".

From Barron's

Louise Adler, the Jewish daughter of Holocaust survivors, said "I cannot be party to silencing writers" and that Abdel-Fattah's exclusion "weakens freedom of speech and is the harbinger of a less free nation."

From BBC

Adler says at last 180 writers have now said they will no longer take part in the festival, devastating its programme.

From BBC

Carleigh Bodrug’s “Scrappy Cooking” and Tamar Adler’s “The Everlasting Meal Cookbook” are brilliant companions for this mindset, offering clever, unexpected ways to elevate what might otherwise be scraps.

From Salon

In a Feb. 14 memo addressed to the leadership of the State Department’s Africa bureau, Adler asked the administration to release money to keep people alive.

From Salon