Laughton

American  

[lawt-n] / ˈlɔt n /

noun

1. Charles, 1899–1962, U.S. actor, born in England.

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Laughton British  

/ ˈlɔːtən /

noun

1. Charles. 1899–1962, US actor, born in England: noted esp for his films of the 1930s, such as The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933), for which he won an Oscar, and Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)

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Example Sentences

But Laughton, making his Kings debut, got that back two minutes later, lining a low wrist shot from a tough angle off the pads of Canadiens goalie Jakub Dobes.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 8, 2026

Laughton, 31, had eight goals and four assists for Toronto and joins the Kings as a depth piece following the losses of Perry and Foegele.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

But then Scott Michaels, the founder of Dearly Departed Tours, discovered that her cremated remains were interred in a rose garden under her married name, Elsa Lanchester Laughton.

From BBC • Oct. 27, 2025

Scott Laughton and Travis Sanheim each played in his second with the Flyers, while defenseman Egor Zamula played outdoors in a Western Hockey League game in 2019.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 18, 2024

Early in the spring, one Laughton had obtained a warrant from the court in Massachusetts to seize any of the Eastern Indians who had robbed or murdered any of the English.

From King Philip Makers of History by Abbott, John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot)