Marat

American  

[ma-ra] / maˈra /

noun

1. Jean Paul 1743–93, French politician and journalist: leader in the French Revolution; assassinated by Charlotte Corday d'Armont.

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Marat British  

/ mara /

noun

1. Jean Paul (ʒɑ̃ pɔl). 1743–93, French revolutionary leader and journalist. He founded the radical newspaper L'Ami du peuple and was elected to the National Convention (1792). He was instrumental in overthrowing the Girondists (1793); he was stabbed to death in his bath by Charlotte Corday

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Example Sentences

But the waters of “Beast of War” are as calm as Jean-Paul Marat’s bathtub, and the lack of a tidal reality is a bit distracting from the attendant dangers.

From The Wall Street Journal

One of the major revelations of the exhibition is the chance to compare all three versions of “The Death of Marat,” the original by David and the two copies made by his students.

From The Wall Street Journal

The man in the tub is the French revolutionary Jean-Paul Marat, a journalist and physician who had incited a series of judicial massacres.

From The Wall Street Journal

Posting video appearing to show cars crossing the bridge at night, Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin said he hoped two-way traffic could be restored by mid-September.

From BBC

One bridge segment was destroyed, and another was dislocated by more than 30 inches, according to Marat Khusnullin, a Russian deputy prime minister.

From New York Times