Howard

American  

[hou-erd] / ˈhaʊ ərd /

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.”

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Howard British  

/ 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)

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Example Sentences

He hosted Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick at his own party later that night.

From The Wall Street Journal

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick accused Carney of “an arrogant kind of thought,” and likened the prime minister’s speech to whining and complaining.

From The Wall Street Journal

He and his associates, most notably Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, took potshots at every opportunity, insulting virtually every value their European counterparts hold dear.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Look, I want to be nuanced here,” Howard said.

From Los Angeles Times

Howard, the architect of the 1996 reforms, came out to suggest they were an "attempted diversion".

From BBC