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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Melanie Marx bought Angel City season tickets before the team was a team.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

In the basement: what I believe are my first pair of hockey skates, a broken papier-mâché Groucho Marx puppet, and a Green Bay Packers helmet I hand-painted in fourth grade.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

Giesinger’s Marx knows getting into Oktoberfest could mean giving up the brand’s underdog identity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026

The All Blacks were on the ropes, Marx won a breakdown penalty, and Kolbe stretched the lead to 16 points with half an hour to go.

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026

Bernard Marx was saying to himself, as he walked down the corridor to the lift.

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley