Callaghan

American  

[kal-uh-han, -huhn, -guhn] / ˈkæl əˌhæn, -hən, -gən /

noun

1. (Leonard) James, 1912–2005, British political leader: prime minister 1976–79.

2. Morley Edward, 1903–90, Canadian novelist.

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Callaghan British  

/ ˈkæləˌhæn /

noun

1. ( Leonard ) James, Baron Callaghan of Cardiff. 1912–2005, British Labour statesman; prime minister (1976–79)

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Example Sentences

Irish Justice Minister Jim O'Callaghan said when the commission began the latest search in August, he had hoped that Columba McVeigh's family "would finally have the solace of being able to lay him to rest."

From BBC

“It was important to me to have pieces from either local artisans or artists who are L.A.-based,” he says, noting the tall, plaster lamp in the living room by Kate O’Connor and a graphic stoneware bowl by Chad Callaghan atop his marble coffee table.

From Los Angeles Times

Plus, two books on classic Hitchcock films: Stephen Rebello’s “Criss-Cross” and Jennifer O’Callaghan’s “Rear Window.”

From The Wall Street Journal

“Rear Window: The Making of a Hitchcock Masterpiece in the Hollywood Golden Age,” by Jennifer O’Callaghan, doesn’t have footnotes—or an index, or much organization, or a writing style that isn’t an active chore to wade through.

From The Wall Street Journal

The irony is choice: If one of Hitchcock’s lifelong themes was that of the “wrong man,” Ms. O’Callaghan appears to have written the wrong book.

From The Wall Street Journal