Sayers
Americannoun
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Dorothy L(eigh), 1893–1957, English novelist, essayist, and dramatist: creator of the Lord Peter Wimsey detectve stories.
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Gale Eugene, 1943–2020, U.S. football player.
noun
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McDonald’s representatives examined the equipment when visiting the Coke booth, said Kaiser Sayers, a Coca-Cola innovation director.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026
Sayers commended the philosopher for anticipating “the great modern theory of fair-play” that defined these works: The author must present all the clues necessary for solving the mystery while misleading the reader about their import.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026
I would definitely invite Dorothy L. Sayers as her life after Lord Peter Wimsey really interests me and I’d love to know how she adjusted to it, having made Peter Wimsey so famous.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2025
Mr Sayers now works full-time in agricultural machinery sales, but he remembers how the accident affected him.
From BBC ● Apr. 25, 2025
Tom Sayers says Skeffy's deltoid—that's the muscle up here—is finer than any in the ring, and he's such an active devil.
From Tony Butler by Charles James Lever
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