hayward

¹ American  

[hey-wawrd] / ˈheɪˌwɔrd /

noun

1. an officer having charge of hedges and fences around a town common, especially to keep cattle from breaking through and to impound stray cattle.

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Hayward ² American  

[hey-werd] / ˈheɪ wərd /

noun

1. Leland, 1902–71, U.S. theatrical producer.

2. a city in central California, SE of Oakland.

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hayward British  

/ ˈheɪˌwɔːd /

noun

1. obsolete a parish officer in charge of enclosures and fences

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Etymology

Origin of hayward

1175–1225; Middle English heiward, equivalent to hei ( e ) hedge, fence ( Old English hege; akin to hedge, haw ³ ) + ward ward

Example Sentences

A Hayward woman and her two young children were detained and deported to Colombia after they showed up earlier this week for an asylum appointment in San Francisco, her attorney said.

From Los Angeles Times

Swalwell’s staff is now working with De Bremaeker to try to return the family to the U.S. on humanitarian parole and re-enroll 6-year-old Joseph in the California School for the Deaf in Fremont, he announced Monday at a news conference in Hayward.

From Los Angeles Times

Chris Hayward, the corporation's policy chairman, said the decision marked a "major step forward for the Barbican Centre and its place on the world stage".

From BBC

At first I was not thinking much beyond my first game - a draw on Preston's plastic pitch by the way - and neither, it seems, was my chairman, Norman Hayward.

From BBC

The Southbank Centre is an arts centre in London featuring venues such as the Royal Festival Hall and the Hayward Gallery.

From BBC