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

Emily Mann and Geffen Playhouse artistic director Tarell Alvin McCraney have joined forces to direct.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

At Abby’s home that Sunday, Mann told her she wasn’t doing a good job.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

But Mann and Kani are also careful not to restrict the play to their realities, knowing that to feel true today, the story needs room to breathe.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

Anthropic co-founder Ben Mann and others at the company have held events for power users.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026

“It’s Dr. Mann on the phone,” Grandpa Ed says.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti