Schlesinger

[ shles-in-jer, shley-zing-er ]

noun
  1. Arthur Mei·er [mahy-er], /ˈmaɪ ər/, 1888–1965, U.S. historian.

  2. his son, Arthur Meier, Jr., 1917–2007, U.S. historian and writer.

  1. John Richard, 1926–2003, English film director.

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How to use Schlesinger in a sentence

  • Gutmann says that Chopin on his return from Majorca asked Schlesinger for better terms.

  • Schlesinger had been successful with several dramas, and agreed with Clemens to do some plays dealing with American themes.

  • Schlesinger spoke very little English, and Clemens always had difficulty in comprehending rapid-fire German.

  • So we agreed to give Dr. Schlesinger an opportunity to convince us that he was a man of rare endowments, as he pretended to be.

  • I will add, that, so far as I know, Dr. Schlesinger had no possible means of knowing the name or anything about either person.

British Dictionary definitions for Schlesinger

Schlesinger

/ (ˈʃlɛzɪŋə) /


noun
  1. John (Richard). 1926–2003, British film and theatre director. Films include Billy Liar (1963), Midnight Cowboy (1969), Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971), and Eye for an Eye (1995)

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