Harmsworth
Americannoun
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Alfred Charles William, Viscount Northcliffe, 1865–1922, English journalist, publisher, and politician.
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his brother Harold Sidney, 1st Viscount Rothermere 1868–1940, English publisher and politician.
noun
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Alfred Charles William. See (Viscount) Northcliffe
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Harold Sydney. See (1st Viscount) Rothermere
Example Sentences
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St John Harmsworth – brother of newspaper magnates Lords Northcliffe and Rothermere – made Perrier a byword for mineral water across the British empire.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2025
As a small-business owner, Harmsworth said he knows firsthand the red tape that comes with running a business.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 20, 2022
Mr. Greig’s views, however, did not disqualify him with Mr. Harmsworth, 53, who is better known as the Fourth Viscount Rothermere.
From New York Times ● Nov. 20, 2021
In late 2010 the unit was purchased by its current owner, literary agent Esmond Harmsworth, who paid $3.6 million for it, according to public records.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 7, 2016
Frank Harris had engaged me to kick up my heels in The Saturday Review, Alfred Harmsworth was letting me do likewise in The Daily Mail.
From Seven Men by Sir Max Beerbohm
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