Grainger

American  

[greyn-jer] / ˈgreɪn dʒər /

noun

1. Percy Aldridge 1882–1961, Australian pianist and composer, in the U.S. after 1915.

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Grainger British  

/ ˈɡreɪndʒə /

noun

1. Percy Aldridge. 1882–1961, Australian pianist, composer, and collector of folk music on which many of his works are based

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Example Sentences

"If you have worked in Olympic sport, then it's highly likely that you would have known Sir Craig Reedie. How lucky we all were," said Dame Katherine Grainger, the current chair of the BOA.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

Grainger typically trade for closer to 30 times and 25 times, respectively.

From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026

Dallas Trinkle is a professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Illinois Grainger Engineering and is affiliated with the Materials Research Laboratory.

From Science Daily • Jan. 26, 2026

Researchers at the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at The Grainger College of Engineering have identified the first physical mechanism explaining how magnetic fields slow the movement of carbon atoms through iron.

From Science Daily • Jan. 26, 2026

Collingwood travels about a great deal—always has done,—and he first met Peggy when she was a flapper of fifteen at old Grainger's place near Chantilly—old Grainger used to run horses a lot in France.

From A Butterfly on the Wheel by Gull, Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger