Sayers

[ sey-erz, sairz ]

noun

Dorothy L(eigh), 1893–1957, English novelist, essayist, and dramatist: creator of the Lord Peter Wimsey detectve stories.
Gale Eugene, 1943–2020, U.S. football player.

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But Pletka defies logic from the get-go: "First, the nay-Sayers, because denying the charge is actually easier than leveling it."
Danielle Pletka's Bogus Charge Sheet Against Chuck Hagel | Ali Gharib | January 11, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
Ausama Monajed, a spokesman for the Syrian National Council, said he wishes Sayers luck in his endeavor.
A New Lobby Forms to Get U.S. Guns to Syrian Rebels | Eli Lake | June 25, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
Later that day, Sayers headed off to a think tank, to join Sakka for a briefing with congressional staffers.
A New Lobby Forms to Get U.S. Guns to Syrian Rebels | Eli Lake | June 25, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
During the PowerPoint presentation, Sakka and Sayers were asked about rumors that some of the fighters are members of al Qaeda.
A New Lobby Forms to Get U.S. Guns to Syrian Rebels | Eli Lake | June 25, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
Dorothy Sayers [the crime writer] was a member of an equivalent group in England—The Sherlock Holmes Society of London.
The Essential Sherlock Holmes: Michael Dirda’s Recommendations | The Browser | December 9, 2011 | THE DAILY BEAST

He had known poor Sayers—a most distinguished soldier, but brave to rashness.
Mary Gray | Katharine Tynan
During the War she had been fond of going first to one and then to another of the fashionable sooth-Sayers.
What Timmy Did | Marie Adelaide Belloc Lowndes
The bull-dog tenacity and splendid condition of Sayers were proof against these violent shocks.
Tracks of a Rolling Stone | Henry J. Coke
What kind of generosity prevented Sayers from closing the other during the pause, is difficult to conjecture.
Tracks of a Rolling Stone | Henry J. Coke
Each time Sayers struck him and ducked, Heenan made a swoop with his long arms, and at last he caught his enemy.
Tracks of a Rolling Stone | Henry J. Coke

British Dictionary definitions for Sayers

Sayers

/ (ˈseɪəz) /

noun

Dorothy L (eigh). 1893–1957, English detective-story writer

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