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Sayers

American  
[sey-erz, sairz] / ˈseɪ ərz, sɛərz /

noun

  1. Dorothy L(eigh), 1893–1957, English novelist, essayist, and dramatist: creator of the Lord Peter Wimsey detectve stories.

  2. Gale Eugene, 1943–2020, U.S. football player.


Sayers British  
/ ˈseɪəz /

noun

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

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Mr Sayers said within seconds of his coat becoming trapped, his right arm was gone and his clothing had been stripped off him.

From BBC

In a post on X, formerly Twitter, Mr Sayers, who is also the chief executive of new owner OQS, added Mr Gove was "perfectly suited to the role".

From BBC

The outage also demonstrated, wrote Owen Sayers in Computer Weekly, “the immense risk we face if we put all our eggs into one huge world-spanning basket”.

From BBC

Agatha Christie and Dorothy Sayers are inescapable early loves and ongoing favorites.

From Los Angeles Times

Sayers Tuzroyluk, Sr., chairman of the Tikigaq Corporation Board of Directors, refused to answer questions about what happened in Point Hope.

From Seattle Times