Dewey

American  

[doo-ee, dyoo-ee] / ˈdu i, ˈdyu i /

noun

1. George, 1837–1917, U.S. admiral: defeated Spanish fleet in Manila Bay during the Spanish-American War.

2. John, 1859–1952, U.S. philosopher and educator.

3. Melvil Melville Louis Kossuth Dewey, 1851–1931, U.S. educator, administrator, and innovator in the field of library science.

4. Thomas E(dmund), 1902–71, U.S. lawyer and political leader.

5. a male given name, form of David.

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Dewey British  

/ ˈdjuːɪ /

noun

1. John. 1859–1952, US pragmatist philosopher and educator: an exponent of progressivism in education, he formulated an instrumentalist theory of learning through experience. His works include The School and Society (1899), Democracy and Education (1916), and Logic: the Theory of Inquiry (1938)

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Example Sentences

Another successful pamphlet about the Fox sisters’ spirits came from Rochester printer D. M. Dewey.

From Literature

In fact, John Dewey and other founders of the progressive education movement in the early 20th century were deeply anti-utilitarian.

From The Wall Street Journal

Berk lives in Los Angeles with his husband, Dewey Do, and their dog, Bimini.

From The Wall Street Journal

James Dewey Watson was born in Chicago on 6 April 1928 to a family who believed in "books, birds and the Democratic Party".

From BBC

In May, his handpicked commander, Commodore George Dewey, brought his ships into Manila Bay and destroyed the Spanish fleet.

From The Wall Street Journal