Ayer

American  

[air] / ɛər /

noun

1. Sir A(lfred) J(ules), 1910–1989, English philosopher, teacher, and author.

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Ayer British  

/ ɛə /

noun

1. Sir Alfred Jules. 1910–89, English positivist philosopher, noted particularly for his antimetaphysical work Language, Truth, and Logic (1936)

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Example Sentences

Director David Ayer is trying to weld a connection between last year’s surprise delight “The Beekeeper,” in which Statham played an assassin turned hive master, and this one, in which he plays an ex-soldier who’s handy with a hammer.

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Ayer is simply bedazzling a script that would otherwise feel rudimentary had it starred Liam Neeson in a gray T-shirt.

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Sylvester Stallone previously tried adapting Dixon’s paperback franchise for TV and is credited as a co-writer alongside Ayer.

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Frivolous as it is, these inventive details convince us that Ayer isn’t simply phoning it in.

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Ayer knows what his audience wants and he’s willing to give it to them.

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