Morrison

American  

[mawr-uh-suhn, mor-] / ˈmɔr ə sən, ˈmɒr- /

noun

1. Herbert Stanley 1888–1965, English labor leader and statesman.

2. Toni 1931–2019, U.S. novelist: Nobel Prize 1993.

3. a male given name.

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Morrison British  

/ ˈmɒrɪsən /

noun

1. Herbert Stanley, Baron Morrison of Lambeth. 1888–1965, British Labour statesman, Home Secretary and Minister for Home Security in Churchill's War Cabinet (1942–45)

2. Jim, full name James Douglas Morrison. 1943–71, US rock singer and songwriter, lead vocalist with the Doors

3. Toni, full name Chloe Anthony Morrison. born 1931, US novelist, whose works include Sula (1974), Song of Solomon (1977), Beloved (1987), Jazz (1992), and Paradise (1998): awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in 1993

4. Van, full name George Ivan Morrison. born 1945, Northern Irish rock singer and songwriter. His albums include Astral Weeks (1968), Moondance (1970), Avalon Sunset (1989), and Days Like These (1995)

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Example Sentences

Taylor Morrison is a safer bet in a precarious home-building market.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

Some think it is smart to invest some of Berkshire’s $380 billion of cash—and the buy comes just after the company’s $8.5 billion deal for home builder Taylor Morrison over the weekend.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

The Taylor Morrison deal is the latest example of consolidation in the residential-construction industry.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

Berkshire Hathaway is acquiring Taylor Morrison Home for $8.5 billion, but its stock fell Monday.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

At last, Mr. Morrison went inside to work on his own book—a mystery, he said, which he hadn’t quite solved.

From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn