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Shaffer

British  
/ ˈʃæfə /

noun

  1. Sir Peter. born 1926, British dramatist. His plays include The Royal Hunt of the Sun (1964), Equus (1973), Amadeus (1979), and The Gift of the Gorgon (1992)

"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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“While obviously semis have run up substantially, we believe that this will be an elongated cycle and many areas are just getting started,” says Christopher Shaffer, managing partner at Talaria Capital Management.

From Barron's ● Jun. 8, 2026

Richard Shaffer, asset manager at Scrubgrass Reclamation Company, emailed asking for an exemption covering a western Pennsylvania power plant that burns coal waste.

From Salon ● May 10, 2026

Amadeus, written by Peter Shaffer, is set to open at the New Theatre in Cardiff in March next year, before transferring to London the following month as part of Welsh National Theatre's 2027/28 programme.

From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2026

Ms. Shaffer is a faculty member at the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 26, 2026

In the summer of 1948, Earl V. Shaffer, a young man just out of the army, became the first person to hike the Appalachian Trail from end to end in a single summer.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson

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