Boyd

[boid]

noun

1. a male given name: from a Gaelic word meaning “light.”

Boyd

/ bɔɪd /

noun

1. Arthur . 1920–99, Australian painter and sculptor, noted for his large ceramic sculptures and his series of engravings

2. Martin ( A'Beckett ). 1893–1972, Australian novelist, author of Lucinda Brayford (1946) and of the Langton tetralogy The Cardboard Crown (1952), A Difficult Young Man (1955), Outbreak of Love (1957), and When Blackbirds Sing (1962)

3. Sir Michael. born 1955, British theatre director; artistic director of the Royal Shakespeare Company from 2003

Example Sentences

“I don’t know if it’s a joke on us, but I think it’s one of those things where we just have to laugh at ourselves and be like, ‘Did we really have to be so serious?’ ” says Ebony Boyd, 34.

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Starting with her first teenage job 20 years ago, Boyd took a traditional approach to dressing for work because, well, that’s what was expected.

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Boyd suggested it might be wise to land a job first, do it well for a while, and then unveil a flashier style.

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Boyd sees people with little or no experience taking a job-hunting approach she didn’t dare try until she was established in her career.

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In a case that has transfixed South Carolina and become a campaign issue in the 2026 governor’s race, Spivey, 33 years old, was driving home from a bar in North Myrtle Beach on Sept. 9, 2023, when witnesses say he cut off a truck driven by Weldon Boyd.

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