Higgins

[ hig-inz ]

noun

1. George V., 1939–99, U.S. novelist.

Higgins

/ ˈhɪɡɪnz /

noun

1. HigginsAlex19492010MNorthern IrishSPORT AND GAMES: snooker player Alex, known as Hurricane Higgins . 1949–2010, Northern Irish snooker player: world champion (1972, 1982)
2. HigginsJack1929MBritishWRITING: novelist Jack, real name Harry Patterson . born 1929, British novelist; his thrillers include The Eagle Has Landed (1975), Confessional (1985), and Midnight Runner (2002)

Example Sentences

They have regularly chosen Ryan Higgins, Tim Murtagh, now retired, and Ethan Bamber, who has since joined Warwickshire, ahead of the faster, hit-the-deck bowlers.

From BBC

Last week the 6-foot-3 senior scored 48 points in a win over Calabasas, the second most in school history behind Keith Higgins’ 51 points.

From Los Angeles Times

Former hospital board member Andrew Higgins told the inquiry that police should have been involved earlier.

From BBC

The court heard that in Valencia, Spain, Mr Grozev was followed around a hotel where a conference was taking place for his employer Bellingcat, with secret photos taken of him at breakfast, including with the Bellingcat founder Eliot Higgins.

From BBC

Griffiths had to qualify for his first World Championship in 1979 and, after doing so, he beat Perrie Mans in the first round and the great Alex Higgins in the quarter-finals.

From BBC