Mayer

American  

[mahy-er, mahy-uhr, mey-er, mahy-er] / ˈmaɪ ər, ˈmaɪ ər, ˈmeɪ ər, ˈmaɪ ər /

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.

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Mayer British  

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

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Example Sentences

“It was largely about having that reminder of this feeling of being in the audience,” Styles told Mayer of his time spent, um, researching.

From Los Angeles Times

Mayer echoed his bandmate, describing his attempt to “go back to my life” in Los Angeles on Mondays.

From Los Angeles Times

Weir would however continue to perform intermittently with other living bandmembers, more recently in the group Dead & Company, which also included guitarist and singer John Mayer.

From Barron's

“He’s a total savant,” Mayer explained to Guitar World.

From The Wall Street Journal

He’s a total savant,” John Mayer told Guitar World magazine in 2017.

From Los Angeles Times