Marx

American  

[mahrks, mahrks] / mɑrks, mɑrks /

noun

1. Karl (Heinrich) 1818–83, German economist, philosopher, and socialist.

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Marx British  

/ mɑːks /

noun

1. Karl (karl). 1818–83, German founder of modern communism, in England from 1849. With Engels, he wrote The Communist Manifesto (1848). He developed his theories of the class struggle and the economics of capitalism in Das Kapital (1867; 1885; 1895). He was one of the founders of the International Workingmen's Association (First International) (1864)

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Example Sentences

It reads like some kind of weird Marx Brothers script.

From Slate • Mar. 20, 2026

It sounded like he was the star in a Marx Brothers satire — or in “Team America: World Police.”

From Salon • Mar. 20, 2026

Around him orbits a constellation of classmates - caustic, thoughtful, restless - who debate Swiss-French architect Le Corbusier, Karl Marx and the price of cigarettes with equal seriousness.

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026

Keaton’s longtime pal Mr. Allen would surely be amused by the woman who says she imagines God to be like Groucho Marx.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 7, 2026

“The same old spark was there,” Marx remembered.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin