Burns

American  

[burnz] / bɜrnz /

noun

1. Arthur F(rank), 1904–1987, U.S. economist, born in Austria: chairman of the Federal Reserve Board 1970–78.

2. George Nathan Birnbaum, 1896–1996, U.S. comedian (partner and husband of Gracie Allen).

3. Robert, 1759–96, Scottish poet.

4. Tommy Noah Brusso, 1881–1955, U.S. boxer: world heavyweight champion 1906–08.

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Burns British  

/ bɜːnz /

noun

1. Robert . 1759–96, Scottish lyric poet. His verse, written mostly in dialect, includes love songs, nature poetry, and satires. Auld Lang Syne and Tam o' Shanter are among his best known poems

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Example Sentences

“The vast majority of the slowdown of immigration is because of policy shifts,” said Eric Finnigan, vice president of demographics research at John Burns Research and Consulting.

From The Wall Street Journal

He said the remarks were about the late singer George Michael, who died on Christmas Day in 2016, "as I had been connecting his songs to Burns's works".

From BBC

Reform UK's leader in Scotland has denied being homophobic after apologising for a joke he made about George Michael during a Burns Night speech.

From BBC

Instead, they have pivoted to a build-to-rent strategy and have added more than 300,000 new homes to the market over the past decade, data from John Burns Research and Consulting shows.

From The Wall Street Journal

As Robert Burns later put it, some votes were “bought and sold for English gold.”

From The Wall Street Journal