Leonard

American

[len-erd] / ˈlɛn ərd /

noun

Sugar Ray Ray Charles Leonard, born 1956, U.S. boxer.
William Ellery (Channing) 1876–1944, U.S. poet, essayist, and teacher.
a male given name: from Germanic words meaning “lion” and “hardy.”

Leonard British

/ ˈlɛnəd /

noun

Sugar Ray, real name Ray Charles Leonard. born 1956, US boxer: the first man to have won world titles at five officially recognized weights

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Leonard played 65 games and averaged a career-best 27.9 points, however Wednesday’s loss was a bitter pill to swallow.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

“It happens, we’ve won games like that before, we’ve lost games like that before,” Leonard said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

He was there when the Raptors won their first and only NBA championship ring in 2019, centred around prolonged health for their often fragile centrepiece Kawhi Leonard.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Leonard formally stepped down from his executive role at the Canadian software company in September for health reasons, and on Friday Constellation said he won’t stand for reelection to the board.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

In connection with his surveying work, Leonard Digges invented the theodolite around 1551.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023