Mann

American  

[mahn, man, man] / mɑn, mæn, mæn /

noun

1. Heinrich 1871–1950, German novelist and dramatist, in the U.S. after 1940 (brother of Thomas Mann).

2. Horace, 1796–1859, U.S. educational reformer: instrumental in establishing the first normal school in the U.S. 1839.

3. Thomas 1875–1955, German novelist and critic, in the U.S. after 1937: Nobel Prize 1929.

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Mann British  

/ man /

noun

1. Heinrich (ˈhainrɪç). 1871–1950, German novelist: works include Professor Unrat (1905), which was filmed as The Blue Angel (1928), and Man of Straw (1918)

2. his brother, Thomas (ˈtoːmas). 1875–1955, German novelist, in the US after 1937. His works deal mainly with the problem of the artist in bourgeois society and include the short story Death in Venice (1913) and the novels Buddenbrooks (1900), The Magic Mountain (1924), and Doctor Faustus (1947): Nobel prize for literature 1929

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Example Sentences

“Fear, anger, despair,” William J. Mann writes: “A year into the peace, these were the fruits of the war.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Mann interprets the Jan. 8 regulatory filing as framing the move as an acquisition, hence the premium Glencore shareholders may request.

From MarketWatch

Mann’s hilarious Brad says to Ben, grinning nervously and clapping his hands in an attempt to make friends.

From Los Angeles Times

Lord Mann, the government's independent adviser on antisemitism, told the same committee in December that he had "struggled" with some "inaccurate" details given by the force.

From BBC

A number of these claims were described as "inaccurate" to the same committee of MPs earlier in December by Lord Mann, the government's independent adviser on antisemitism.

From BBC