Roy

¹ American  

[roi] / rɔɪ /

noun

1. a town in N Utah.

2. Rollo.

3. a male given name: from a Scottish Gaelic word meaning “red.”

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Roy ² American  

[roh-ee] / ˈroʊ i /

noun

1. Rammohun 1774–1833, Indian religious leader: founder of Brahmo Samaj.

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Roy British  

/ rɔɪ /

noun

1. slang a trendy Australian male

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Example Sentences

Greenwood, who died on June 8 at the age of 68 after a bout with cancer, teamed with Roy Hamilton to make Verbum Dei one of the best teams during his high school days in the 1970s.

From Los Angeles Times

Roy also said that he wouldn’t be surprised to see more takeover activity in the market this year, thanks to low interest rates and a favorable regulatory environment.

From Barron's

Roy also thinks that smaller banks could get scooped up, adding that regional lender Glacier Bancorp in Montana might be a potential acquisition.

From Barron's

In the lines of Abbot Cuno, Hildegard’s antagonist, David Adam Moore exudes weight and a sense of superiority; Tenor Roy Hage, as her friend Volmar, radiates concern.

From The Wall Street Journal

“This is not regime change as traditionally conceived. It is regime management—an attempt to reshape behavior without collapsing the system that produces it,” said Christopher Hernandez Roy, an analyst at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, D.C. who specializes in Latin America.

From The Wall Street Journal