Rodgers

American  

[roj-erz] / ˈrɒdʒ ərz /

noun

1. James Charles Jimmie, 1897–1933, U.S. country-and-western singer, guitarist, and composer.

2. Richard, 1902–79, U.S. composer of popular music.

3. William Henry Bill, born 1947, U.S. distance runner.

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Rodgers British  

/ ˈrɒdʒəz /

noun

1. Richard . 1902–79, US composer of musical comedies. He collaborated with the librettist Lorenz Hart on such musicals as A Connecticut Yankee (1927), On Your Toes (1936), and Pal Joey (1940). After Hart's death his librettist was Oscar Hammerstein II. Two of their musicals, Oklahoma! (1943) and South Pacific (1949), received the Pulitzer Prize

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Example Sentences

As it happened, Rodgers himself would be among the major beneficiaries of that effort.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

“I am just trying to ensure we aren’t disparately treating any of our customer base,” Rodgers wrote to O’Brien on Feb. 5, 2013.

From Salon • Mar. 30, 2026

Nile Rodgers said it was the "greatest honour" to present Williams with the award, saying the artist had "changed my life".

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

Off the set of the hit series, “L.A. was having a moment” at that time, event producer David Rodgers told The Times in 2006.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026

When I talked with Johns Hopkins spokesperson JoAnn Rodgers, she said there had never been an official effort by Hopkins to honor Henrietta.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot