Macaulay

[muh-kaw-lee]

noun

1. Dame Rose, c1885–1958, English poet and novelist.

2. Thomas Babington 1st Baron, 1800–59, English historian, author, and statesman.

Macaulay

/ məˈkɔːlɪ /

noun

1. Dame Rose. 1881–1958, British novelist. Her books include Dangerous Ages (1921) and The Towers of Trebizond (1956)

2. Thomas Babington, 1st Baron. 1800–59, English historian, essayist, and statesman. His History of England from the Accession of James the Second (1848–61) is regarded as a classic of the Whig interpretation of history

Other Word Forms

• Macaulayan adjective
• Macaulayism noun

Example Sentences

“I bet you never imagined the father of your kid looking like Macaulay Culkin in ‘Home Alone.’”

From Salon

She had been working an office job and enjoyed a trip to London with her husband Macaulay.

From BBC

Macaulay's father, who was also called Fred, died at the age of 73 in 2002 after years of battling prostate cancer and mesothelioma.

From BBC

Because of this, Season 2 production designer Don Macaulay says his show also has to try to define “postapocalyptic,” another term that, he says, “can, visually, be a million different things.”

From Los Angeles Times

His 36-year career spans movies like "Home Alone" and its sequel "Home Alone 2" both starring his older brother Macaulay Culkin.

From Salon