Ramsay

American  

[ram-zee] / ˈræm zi /

noun

1. Allan, 1686–1758, Scottish poet.

2. George. Dalhousie.

3. James Andrew Broun. Dalhousie.

4. Sir William, 1852–1916, English chemist: Nobel Prize 1904.

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Ramsay British  

/ ˈræmzɪ /

noun

1. Allan . ?1686–1758, Scottish poet, editor, and bookseller, noted particularly for his pastoral comedy The Gentle Shepherd (1725): first person to introduce the circulating library in Scotland

2. his son, Allan 1713–84, Scottish portrait painter

3. See Dalhousie

4. Gordon. born 1963, British chef and restaurateur; achieved a third Michelin star (2001)

5. Sir William . 1852–1916, Scottish chemist. He discovered argon (1894) with Rayleigh, isolated helium (1895), and identified neon, krypton, and xenon: Nobel prize for chemistry 1904

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Ramsay Scientific  

/ răm′zē /

1. British chemist who discovered the noble gases argon (with Lord Rayleigh), helium, neon, xenon, and krypton. For this work he was awarded the 1904 Nobel Prize for chemistry. In 1908 his research showed that radon was also a noble gas.

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Example Sentences

Peaty credits the support of his famous in-laws, too, with whom he completed his debut triathlon as part of Team Ramsay last August.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

He's settled in his family life too, having married model Holly Ramsay, the daughter of TV chef Gordon, in December.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

The singer announced he was diagnosed with Ramsay Hunt syndrome, a shingles outbreak that can cause facial paralysis.

From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026

UBS thinks Ramsay has reached an inflection point in its Australian business after several years of post-pandemic stagnation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026

Ramsay undid the cloak that Theon had slipped about his bride’s shoulders moments before, the heavy white wool cloak bordered in grey fur, emblazoned with the direwolf of House Stark.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin