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Matt

1 American  
[mat] / mæt /

noun

  1. a male given name, form of Matthew.


Matt. 2 American  

abbreviation

Bible.
  1. Matthew.


Matt. 1 British  

abbreviation

  1. Matthew

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

matt 2 British  
/ mæt /

adjective

  1. variant spellings of mat 2 mat 1 mat 2

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The news of the cuts comes in advance of the arrival of a new BBC director general, former Google executive Matt Brittin, who will officially succeed the recently departed Tim Davie on 18 May.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

Matt Ryan, ICE’s senior director of global soft commodities, says that the swell of interest has him hopeful that there could soon be a much-needed group of young talent headed to the grading room.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

His cousins, Matt and Aaron Ware, were football stars at Loyola and Oaks Christian, respectively.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

AI is going to "transform every single company, every single job, every single way that we do work," said Matt Garman, chief executive of cloud computing giant Amazon Web Services.

From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026

He wondered if his plan to make the little mice leave the lobby had worked and if Matt still had his job.

From "Ralph S. Mouse" by Beverly Cleary