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Boyd

American  
[boid] / bɔɪd /

noun

  1. a male given name: from a Gaelic word meaning “light.”


Boyd British  
/ bɔɪd /

noun

  1. Arthur . 1920–99, Australian painter and sculptor, noted for his large ceramic sculptures and his series of engravings

  2. Martin ( A'Beckett ). 1893–1972, Australian novelist, author of Lucinda Brayford (1946) and of the Langton tetralogy The Cardboard Crown (1952), A Difficult Young Man (1955), Outbreak of Love (1957), and When Blackbirds Sing (1962)

  3. Sir Michael. born 1955, British theatre director; artistic director of the Royal Shakespeare Company from 2003

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Hospitality will become a more important metric in grading franchisee performance, Boyd said.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

As part of its “Make it Golden” initiative, McDonald’s has looked across retailers for examples of excellent customer service to emulate, and expects the hospitality coaching and training to be a multiyear effort, Boyd said.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

Chad Boyd, an assistant baseball coach, said he and Lienhard took the online class last year, received the cards and were cleared by athletic director Richard Russell to coach.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 7, 2026

Boyd said people stuck on the other side of the gate were shouting "you can't do this" and "this is your stupid airport's fault, how can you not let us on?"

From BBC Jun. 17, 2026

“Ollie Herdman told Boyd to do it,” she said, “and then that Gladys got him so scared and nervous that he couldn’t get out, and then along came Imogene...”

From "The Best School Year Ever" by Barbara Robinson

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