Bolger

American  

[bohl-jer] / ˈboʊl dʒər /

noun

1. James Brendan, born 1935, prime minister of New Zealand 1990–97.

2. Ray, 1904–87, U.S. dancer and actor.

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Bolger British  

/ ˈbəʊldʒə /

noun

1. James. born 1935, New Zealand politician; prime minister (1990–97)

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Example Sentences

At Brown, Cook was involved with the university’s Catholic community, said associate chaplain Justin Bolger, who described her as “sweet and strong.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Sheeran and Brian Bolger, the mixing engineer, then painstakingly retuned some 27,000 recorded notes to fit Blackwood’s microtonal octaves with Melodyne, one of the pitch correction programs used in pop and other recorded music.

From New York Times

After its Broadway opening, the dance critic Emory Lewis of The Record of Hackensack, N.J., wrote that Mr. Battle moved “with a Ray Bolger grace,” referring to the actor and dancer who played the Scarecrow in the 1939 movie “The Wizard of Oz.”

From New York Times

An attorney hired to represent the press, Katherine Bolger, opposed the move to seal evidence, noting that the public had a right to know the evidence in the case.

From Seattle Times

Two printed music scores from the film, “Over the Rainbow” and “If I Only Had a Brain,” are being put up by the family of actor Ray Bolger, who portrayed the Scarecrow in the fictional land of Oz.

From Reuters