Mayer
[mahy-er or, German, mahy-uh r for 1; mey-er for 2; mahy-er for 3]
- Jul·ius Rob·ert von [jool-yuh s rob-ert von; German yoo-lee-oo s roh-bert fuh n] /ˈdʒul yəs ˈrɒb ərt vɒn; German ˈyu li ʊs ˈroʊ bɛrt fən/, 1814–78, German physicist.
- Louis B(urt) [burt] /bɜrt/, 1885–1957, U.S. motion-picture producer, born in Russia.
- Maria Goep·pert [goh-pert] /ˈgoʊ pərt/, 1906–72, U.S. physicist, born in Poland: Nobel prize 1963.
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Contemporary Examples
Eight tourists were trapped inside until Mayer let them out, and buildings in the area were evacuated.
It was October 1983, and Mayer was a young Wall Street Journal reporter based in Beirut.
Page and Mayer are next-pats who have totally integrated with the “locals.”
If there is a power couple—though they would cringe at the description—in town, it would be Mayer Shacter and Susan Page.
Mayer cited two instances as models of how corporations can successfully defuse a catastrophic mistake by public disclosure.
Historical Examples
Mayer came to see me in profound despair, and told me all about it.
My Double LifeSarah Bernhardt
"I hope you are right, Mayer," he said, and looked at his watch.
The Ivory Snuff BoxArnold Fredericks
He at once set to work, through Mayer and his men, to locate Brooks.
The Ivory Snuff BoxArnold Fredericks
That man Mayer is observing us with an opera glass, from a window of the house.
The Ivory Snuff BoxArnold Fredericks
He turned toward the door, followed by Mayer, and in a moment they had left the room.
The Ivory Snuff BoxArnold Fredericks
Mayer
- (German ˈmaiər) 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
- (ˈmeɪə) 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
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