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Morgan

1 American  
[mawr-guhn] / ˈmɔr gən /

noun

  1. one of a breed of light carriage and saddle horses descended from the stallion Justin Morgan.


Morgan 2 American  
[mawr-guhn] / ˈmɔr gən /

noun

  1. Charles Langbridge 1894–1958, English novelist and critic.

  2. Daniel, 1736–1802, American Revolutionary general.

  3. Sir Henry, 1635?–88, Welsh buccaneer in the Americas.

  4. John Hunt, 1826–64, Confederate general in the American Civil War.

  5. J(ohn) P(ierpont) 1837–1913, U.S. financier and philanthropist.

  6. his son John Pierpont, 1867–1943, U.S. financier.

  7. Julia, 1872–1957, U.S. architect.

  8. Lewis Henry, 1818–81, U.S. ethnologist and anthropologist.

  9. Thomas Hunt, 1866–1945, U.S. zoologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1933.

  10. a male or female given name.


Morgan 1 British  
/ ˈmɔːɡən /

noun

  1. Edwin ( George ). (1920–2010), Scottish poet, noted esp for his collection The Second Life (1968) and his many concrete and visual poems; appointed Scottish national poet 2004

  2. Sir Henry. 1635–88, Welsh buccaneer, who raided Spanish colonies in the West Indies for the English

  3. John Pierpont. 1837–1913, US financier, philanthropist, and art collector

  4. ( Hywel ) Rhodri (ˈrɒdrɪ). born 1939, Welsh Labour politician; first minister of Wales (2000–09)

  5. Thomas Hunt. 1866–1945, US biologist. He formulated the chromosome theory of heredity. Nobel prize for physiology or medicine 1933

"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

Morgan 2 British  
/ ˈmɔːɡən /

noun

  1. an American breed of small compact saddle horse

"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

Morgan Scientific  
/ môr′gən /
  1. American zoologist whose experiments with fruit flies demonstrated that hereditary traits are carried by genes on chromosomes and that traits can cross over from one chromosome to another. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for physiology or medicine in 1933.


Etymology

Origin of Morgan

First recorded in 1865–70; named after the original sire owned by Justin Morgan (1747–98), a New England teacher

Example Sentences

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Morgan says it understands why the market is not yet willing to pay a higher multiple.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

EBay stock advances as Morgan Stanley says the company’s live-shopping business is accelerating growth.

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

This is less than the projected increases for Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, which are more tightly focused on investment banking and wealth management than the other four.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 11, 2026

In a 5-1 victory over Bournemouth on Saturday, manager Xabi Alonso finally found the control and stability required behind his free-scoring attacking trio of Joao Pedro, Cole Palmer and Morgan Rogers.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

Chrysler might sell its bonds and simultaneously enter into a ten-year interest rate swap transaction with Morgan Stanley—and just like that, Chrysler and Morgan Stanley were exposed to each other.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

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