Ajax

American  

[ey-jaks] / ˈeɪ dʒæks /

Also Aias

noun

1. Also called Great Ajax,.  Also called Telamonian Ajax.  Classical Mythology. a Greek hero in the Trojan War who rescued the body of Achilles and killed himself out of jealousy when Odysseus was awarded the armor of Achilles.

2. Also called Ajax the Lesser.  Classical Mythology. a Locrian king, noted for his fighting during the Trojan War, who was said to have been killed in a shipwreck as punishment for violating a shrine of Athena.

3. (italics) a tragedy (c440 b.c.) by Sophocles.

4. a town in S Ontario, in S Canada.

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Ajax British  

/ ˈeɪdʒæks /

noun

1. the son of Telamon; a Greek hero of the Trojan War who killed himself in vexation when Achilles' armour was given to Odysseus

2. called Ajax the Lesser, a Locrian king, a swift-footed Greek hero of the Trojan War

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Example Sentences

The multimillion pound Ajax vehicles are made in Merthyr Tydfil by General Dynamics, which employs around 700 people.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

Eli Lilly LLY -3.67%decrease; red down pointing triangle continued its recent buying spree, agreeing to pay up to $2.3 billion for Ajax Therapeutics in a deal that bolsters the drugmaker’s blood-cancer portfolio.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

But the longer he thought about it, the more the former Ajax ballboy found himself circling a crazy idea: What if Suriname could reach the World Cup?

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

Suarez's Liverpool career was filled with controversy but there can be no denying his brilliance for the Reds on the field after signing from Ajax in 2011 for £22.7m.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

Ajax came sopping wet into the room and lay down on the bed to let the air dry him.

From "Sula" by Toni Morrison