Galbraith

American

[gal-breyth] / ˈgæl breɪθ /

noun

John Kenneth, 1908–2006, U.S. economist, born in Canada.

Galbraith British

/ ɡælˈbreɪθ /

noun

John Kenneth. 1908–2006, US economist and diplomat born in Canada; author of The Affluent Society (1958), The New Industrial State (1967), and The Culture of Contentment (1992)

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Other Word Forms

Galbraithian

adjective

Example Sentences

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As Salon’s Alex Galbraith recently explained in his daily newsletter, Crash Course, Walsh assumes his viewers “weren’t paying attention when their history classes got slightly more complicated.”

From Salon • May 20, 2026

I could tell of the latest mystery I have read, the one by a pseudonymous author called Robert Galbraith.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

French authorities told him the number did not exist, but when Galbraith called it himself he heard, on the other end, “Allô?”

From Slate • Jul. 22, 2025

Alex Galbraith is Salon's nights and weekends editor, and author of our free daily newsletter, Crash Course.

From Salon • Jul. 2, 2025

He had won and been proud to win the Galbraith Football Trophy and the Contact Sport Award, and there were two or three other athletic prizes he was sure to get this year or next.

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles

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