Newman

[ noo-muhn, nyoo- ]

/ ˈnu mən, ˈnyu- /

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noun

John Henry, Cardinal, 1801–90, English theologian and author.

Paul Leonard, 1925–2008, U.S. actor.

a male given name.

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How to use Newman in a sentence

But when his mother remarried, Don never got on with the new man or the new rules.
The Ballad of Johnny France|Richard Ben Cramer|January 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Pakistani army changed commanders this weekend, putting a new man in the most important job in the country.
The New Head of Pakistan’s Army Holds the Country’s Most Important Job|Bruce Riedel|November 30, 2013|DAILY BEAST
If clean-shaven William is a new man, then his bearded brother Harry is 100% unreconstructed bloke.
Harry and William Are Polar Opposites|Tom Sykes|November 29, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Halsted and Coneys said they saw a new man standing on the deck afterwards.
How John Lennon Rediscovered His Music in Bermuda|The Telegraph|November 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Those three days, Weiner said, were the beginning of a “journey,” and he emerged a “new man.”
Is Anthony Weiner a Sex Addict, or Is There No Such Thing?|Caroline Linton|July 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Probably his Private Secretary, considering you a new man, will have failed to furnish the necessary information.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 107, November 3, 1894|Various
In the Parsî religion that fall of man, by a lie, was recovered from by the creation of a new man.
Solomon and Solomonic Literature|Moncure Daniel Conway
My drop-out would be made to look as if I had jumped the job, and Dunton would appoint a new man.
The Wreckers|Francis Lynde
At once I noticed that a new man had appeared among them—a red-faced, stocky man wearing a frock-coat and a shiny silk hat.
In Search of the Unknown|Robert W. Chambers
This was not the Robert Hardy he had known all his life; this was a new man.
Robert Hardy's Seven Days|Charles Monroe Sheldon

British Dictionary definitions for Newman (1 of 2)

Newman

/ (ˈnjuːmən) /

noun

Barnet. 1905–70, US painter, a founder of Abstract Expressionism: his paintings include the series Stations of the Cross (1965–66)

John Henry. 1801–90, British theologian and writer. Originally an Anglican minister, he was a prominent figure in the Oxford Movement. He became a Roman Catholic (1845) and a priest (1847) and was made a cardinal (1879). His writings include the spiritual autobiography Apologia pro vita sua (1864), a treatise on the nature of belief, The Grammar of Assent (1870), and hymns

Paul. 1925–2008, US film actor and director, who appeared in such films as Hud (1963), Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969), The Sting (1973), The Verdict (1982), The Color of Money (1986), Nobody's Fool (1994), and Road to Perdition (2002)

British Dictionary definitions for Newman (2 of 2)

New Man

noun

the New Man a type of modern man who allows the caring side of his nature to show by being supportive and by sharing child care and housework

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Other Idioms and Phrases with Newman

new man

see under feel like oneself.