garvey

¹

[gahr-vee]

noun

plural

garveys 

1. a scowlike open boat, variously propelled, used by oyster and clam fishermen in Delaware Bay and off the coasts of Delaware and New Jersey.

Garvey

²

[gahr-vee]

noun

1. Marcus (Moziah) 1887–1940, Jamaican Black civil rights activist in the U.S. (1916–27): advocated emigration of Black Americans to Africa.

Garvey

/ ˈɡɑːvɪ /

noun

1. Marcus. 1887–1940, Jamaican Black nationalist leader, active in the US. He founded (1914) the Universal Negro Improvement Association and led the Back-to-Africa movement: gaoled for fraud (1925–27)

Word History and Origins

Origin of Garvey¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; probably from a proper name

Example Sentences

Garvey is also a Republican, and he lost in a landslide to Democrat Adam Schiff for California’s open seat in the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times

Despite being a beloved former Dodgers great, Garvey, 75, held few public events and struggled to gain traction with voters in a state that has not elected a Republican to statewide office in nearly two decades.

From Los Angeles Times

Unlike Garvey, Teixeira, 45, is running in a heavily Republican district that Chip Roy won by 26% of the vote in November.

From Los Angeles Times

Kaitlyn Dever, “Apple Cider Vinegar” “Apart from Kathy Bates, the three names at the top of my list — Sharon Horgan as the eldest Garvey sibling in ‘Bad Sisters,’ Britt Lower as the duplicitous Helly R. in ‘Severance’ and Melanie Lynskey as the coldblooded butcher/soccer mom Shauna in ‘Yellowjackets’ — all delivered strong performances in their returning series.”

From Los Angeles Times

Du Bois, and Marcus Garvey, would continue the work to end the legacies of slavery and eliminate all aspects of racism.

From Salon