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

Jackson was born in Greenville, South Carolina in 1941 to a single, teenage mother Helen Burns.

From Salon

Frank Burns, the priggish Army doctor who was obsessed with nurse “Hot Lips” Houlihan in “MASH,” Duvall specialized in tightly wound tough guys.

From Los Angeles Times

“He’s the guy who knows the whole story,” said filmmaker Ken Burns, who made numerous visits to Gettysburg with Boritt and became a friend.

From The Wall Street Journal

In 2023, she reported from Germany as an Arthur F. Burns fellow, focusing on immigration and far-right political sentiment.

From The Wall Street Journal

At Burns’s swearing-in in 1970, Nixon quipped that the audience’s applause was “a standing vote of appreciation in advance for lower interest rates and more money.”

From The Wall Street Journal