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

Trials of the Army's troubled Ajax armoured vehicles will resume "cautiously", with the defence minister acknowledging more work is needed to "rebuild confidence" in the transportation.

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

They brought flair, grit, and feet that seemed magnetized to the ball as they starred for clubs such as Ajax and Barcelona, AC Milan and Juventus.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

Kerlon's talent earned him a move to Inter Milan, though his only Serie A appearances came on loan at Chievo, another loan at Ajax didn't work out.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

On such occasions Ajax stood, along with the crowd, and viewed the fighters with the same golden-eyed indifference with which he watched old men playing checkers.

From "Sula" by Toni Morrison