MacArthur

[muhk-ahr-ther, muh-kahr-]

noun

1. Douglas, 1880–1964, U.S. general: supreme commander of allied forces in southwestern Pacific Ocean during World War II and of United Nations forces in Korea 1950–51.

MacArthur

¹

/ məˈkɑːθə /

noun

1. Douglas. 1880–1964, US general. During World War II he became commanding general of US armed forces in the Pacific (1944) and accepted the surrender of Japan, the Allied occupation of which he commanded (1945–51). He was commander in chief of United Nations forces in Korea (1950–51) until dismissed by President Truman

2. Dame Ellen (Patricia) born 1976, English yachtswoman; in 2005 she set a new world record for the fastest solo world circumnavigation

Macarthur

²

/ məˈkɑːθə /

noun

1. John. 1767–1834, Australian military officer, pastoralist, and entrepreneur, born in England. He established the breeding of merino sheep in Australia and was influential in founding the Australian wool industry

Example Sentences

Today I live with my husband, actor-comedian Hayes MacArthur, and our two kids in Sun Valley, Idaho.

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Mr. Miller is an associate professor of English at Montclair State University and a MacArthur Fellow.

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In 2024, she was awarded a MacArthur Foundation “genius grant,” for calling attention to the “prejudice disabled people face and to the policies that adversely affect them.”

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He said he told her he was worried about homeless people in MacArthur Park, near where he manages several properties, starting fires amid the strong winds.

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All four Chicago papers—the late editions of the afternoon papers, the early editions of the next morning’s papers—had variations of the same headline: “MacArthur Near Death.”

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