Lear

¹ American  

[leer] / lɪər /

noun

1. Edward, 1812–88, English writer of humorous verse and landscape painter.

2. (italics) King Lear.

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lear ² American  

[leer] / lɪər /

noun

Scot. and North England.

1. learning; instruction; lesson.

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Lear British  

/ lɪə /

noun

1. Edward. 1812–88, English humorist and painter, noted for his illustrated nonsense poems and limericks

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Etymology

Origin of lear

1350–1400; late Middle English lere lesson, noun use of lere to teach, Old English lǣran; cognate with Dutch leren, German lehren, Gothic laisjan; akin to lore ¹

Example Sentences

From 1971 to 1978,” Reiner played Michael “Meathead” Stivic, the progressive foil and son-in-law to Carol O’Connor’s proudly closed-minded conservative Archie Bunker in Norman Lear’s “All in the Family.”

From Salon

Lear nicknamed Reiner’s character after what his own father used to call him when he was a rebellious kid.

From Salon

Similar to Lear, Reiner didn’t just dabble in social causes and campaigns.

From Los Angeles Times

He was very much influenced by Norman Lear, the creator of “All in the Family,” who blended his Hollywood career with progressive activism.

From Los Angeles Times

He knew Norman Lear—who would later hire him to play Mike Stivic on “All in the Family”—before he was 10.

From The Wall Street Journal