Howard

[hou-erd]

noun

1. Catherine, c1520–42, fifth wife of Henry VIII.

2. Sir Ebenezer, 1850–1928, English town planner.

3. Henry. Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey.

4. John Winston, born 1939, prime minister of Australia 1996–2007.

5. Leslie Leslie Stainer, 1893–1943, English actor.

6. Roy Wilson, 1883–1964, U.S. editor and newspaper publisher.

7. Sidney (Coe) 1891–1939, U.S. playwright and short-story writer.

8. a male given name: from a Germanic word meaning “brave heart.”

Howard

/ ˈhaʊəd /

noun

1. Catherine. ?1521–42, fifth wife of Henry VIII of England; beheaded

2. Charles, Lord Howard of Effingham and 1st Earl of Nottingham. 1536–1624, Lord High Admiral of England (1585–1618). He commanded the fleet that defeated the Spanish Armada (1588)

3. Sir Ebenezer. 1850–1928, English town planner, who introduced garden cities

4. See Surrey

5. John. 1726–90, English prison reformer

6. John Winston. born 1939, Australian politician; prime minister of Australia (1996–2007)

7. Leslie. real name Leslie Howard Stainer. 1890–1943, British actor of Hungarian descent. His many films included The Scarlet Pimpernel (1938), Pygmalion (1938), and Gone With the Wind (1939)

8. Trevor. 1916-88, British actor. His many films include Brief Encounter (1946), The Third Man (1949), Ryan's Daughter (1970), and White Mischief (1987)

Example Sentences

Announcer Howard Cosell, known for his love of boxing and of himself, alternately tried to intervene and calm things down while doing a sort of play-by-play.

From Los Angeles Times

“But one thing I did learn from Lenny Bruce, and George Carlin, and Howard Stern is that a government threat to silence a comedian the president doesn’t like is anti-American. That’s anti-American.”

From Salon

Kimmel’s representatives did not immediately comment, but the breakthrough comes as free speech protests grew loud and some consumers, including radio personality Howard Stern, announced they had canceled their Disney+ subscriptions to lodge their dismay.

From Los Angeles Times

The Reids were first-time landlords and had used Howards Estate and Letting Agents, a firm based across Norfolk and north Suffolk, to find them a tenant and manage renting the home out.

From BBC

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick framed the move as a way to encourage companies to train American workers rather than relying on foreign talent.

From Salon