muskie

¹ American  

[muhs-kee] / ˈmʌs ki /

noun

1. muskellunge.

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Muskie ² American  

[muhs-kee] / ˈmʌs ki /

noun

1. Edmund (Sixtus) 1914–96, U.S. politician: senator 1959–80; secretary of state 1980–81.

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Muskie ¹ British  

/ ˈmʌskɪ /

noun

1. Edmund ( Sixtus ). 1914–96, US Democratic politician: Governor of Maine (1955–59): senator for Maine (1959–80): Secretary of State (1980–81)

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muskie ² British  

/ ˈmʌskɪ /

noun

1. an informal name for the muskellunge

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Etymology

Origin of muskie

First recorded in 1890–95; musk(ellunge) + -ie

Example Sentences

As for the polling, ask Edmund Muskie, Gary Hart or Hillary Clinton how much those soundings matter at this exceedingly early stage of a presidential race.

From Los Angeles Times

Well, you can’t ask Muskie, because the former Maine senator is dead.

From Los Angeles Times

A candidate might misspeak, or, as Edmund Muskie was said to have done in New Hampshire while running in the 1972 Democratic primary, break down in tears right there in front of the press, and everyone would run to the phones to call in this groundbreaking political moment that was certain to bury his candidacy, which it did.

From Salon

On a global scale, American scientists realized starting in the late 1960s that pollution could make the Earth uninhabitable to future generations, with 1972 presidential frontrunner Edmund Muskie famously staking his candidacy on the need for stronger regulatory bodies to protect the environment.

From Salon

Of those six, only Edmund Muskie, a Democratic senator from Maine, failed to capture his party’s nomination, and that was 52 years ago.

From New York Times