Greer

American

[greer] / grɪər /

noun

Germaine, born 1939, Australian feminist and writer.
a town in NW South Carolina.
a female given name.

Greer British

/ ˈɡrɪə /

noun

Germaine. born 1939, Australian writer, academic, and feminist. Her books include The Female Eunuch (1970), Sex and Destiny (1984), and The Whole Woman (1998)

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The mechanism, as described by US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, would help formalize and identify what goods the United States should export to and import from China.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on Tuesday about the most pressing elements of the trade deal, according to a spokesperson for the European Commission, the bloc’s executive arm.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

Greer has called out the EU for its digital services tax in the past month as an issue with the region.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

On Thursday John Greer from the DfC told the committee the minister was facing some "difficult decisions".

From BBC • May 3, 2026

I was handing Elora Greer back to Kiki when a familiar voice shouted my name.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

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