Bayle

American  

[beyl] / beɪl /

noun

1. Pierre 1647–1706, French philosopher and critic.

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Bayle British  

/ bɛl /

noun

1. Pierre (pjɛr). 1647–1706, French philosopher and critic, noted for his Dictionnaire historique et critique (1697), which profoundly influenced Voltaire and the French Encyclopedists

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Example Sentences

Jérôme Bayle had spent seven nights on a major French highway, leading a group of aggrieved farmers in protest, when the prime minister arrived, dressed in his Parisian blue suit and tie, to thank them for “making France proud” and announced he would meet their demands.

From New York Times

And that is just in Mr. Bayle’s southwest corner of the country.

From New York Times

While his friends were shocked, Mr. Bayle was not.

From New York Times

“It was like he was a rock star,” said Mr. Turrel, the mayor, describing the crowd’s reaction to Mr. Bayle.

From New York Times

From the beginning, Mr. Bayle had demanded concrete solutions to three concrete problems — easing the process of building water reservoirs, delivering financial support to farms infected with the epizootic hemorrhagic disease and scrapping the pending cost increase on tractor fuel.

From New York Times