Putnam

American  

[puht-nuhm] / ˈpʌt nəm /

noun

1. Herbert, 1861–1955, U.S. librarian: headed Library of Congress 1899–1939.

2. Israel, 1718–90, American Revolutionary general.

3. Rufus, 1738–1824, American Revolutionary officer: engineer and colonizer in Ohio.

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Putnam British  

/ ˈpʌtnəm /

noun

1. Israel. 1718–90, American general in the War of Independence

2. his cousin Rufus. 1738–1824, American soldier in the War of Independence; surveyor general of the US (1796–1803)

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Example Sentences

This is sometimes known as the Bowling Alone thesis, named after an influential 1995 essay by political scientist Robert Putnam, who observed that more young Americans were bowling on their own rather than in teams, a symbol of a wider collapse of social relations.

From BBC

Mark Legan, a livestock, corn and soybean farmer in Putnam County, Indiana, told the BBC that the government aid would "help our bottom line"

From BBC

Far from limiting itself to bibliographic endeavors, the library began to think of itself as a research institution in the late 19th century, thanks to librarians of Congress Ainsworth Rand Spofford and Herbert Putnam.

From The Wall Street Journal

Political scientist Robert Putnam spent decades documenting America’s declining social capital — how people stopped joining clubs, attending church, even bowling in leagues — in his seminal book “Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community.”

From MarketWatch

Mark Legan, a livestock corn and soybean farmer in Putnam County, Indiana, called the expected government money a "band-aid" that would not address falling crop prices and rising costs for equipment, land and labour.

From BBC