Mayer

[mahy-er, mahy-uhr, mey-er, mahy-er]

noun

1. Julius Robert von 1814–78, German physicist.

2. Louis B(urt) 1885–1957, U.S. motion-picture producer, born in Russia.

3. Maria Goeppert 1906–72, U.S. physicist, born in Poland: Nobel Prize 1963.

Mayer

noun

1. Julius Robert von (ˈjuːliʊs ˈroːbɛrt fɔn). 1814–78, German physicist whose research in thermodynamics (1842) contributed to the discovery of the law of conservation of energy

2. Louis B ( urt ). 1885–1957, US film producer, born in Russia; founder and first head (1924–48) of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) film company

Example Sentences

“The minute someone feels young, it means they don’t have musical credibility, which is so not the case with Ty. I mean, he’s basically John Mayer and Otis Redding in an 18-year-old’s body.”

From Los Angeles Times

A huge part of the Blue Note aesthetic is making unique moments through unique collaborations or unannounced guests, like Stevie Wonder or John Mayer jumping onstage after sitting in the audience.

From Los Angeles Times

“This opens a huge loophole for even more money in politics,” Jane Mayer of the New Yorker said on X, adding that it “gives donors tax breaks for supporting political candidates.”

From Salon

Her song, “July,” released when she was 19, was praised by the likes of John Mayer and Leon Bridges and has more than a billion streams.

From Los Angeles Times

John Mayer wrote a song and recorded it in a day there — that song “In Repair,” with him and Charlie Hunter and Steve Jordan.

From Los Angeles Times