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Taylor

American  
[tey-ler] / ˈteɪ lər /

noun

  1. A(lan) J(ohn) P(ercivale), 1906–90, English historian.

  2. Bayard James Bayard, 1825–78, U.S. poet, novelist, and travel writer.

  3. Brook, 1685–1731, English mathematician.

  4. Cecil (Percival), 1929–2018, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.

  5. Charles Ghankay, born 1948, Liberian guerrilla leader and politician: president 1997–2003.

  6. David Watson, 1864–1940, U.S. naval architect.

  7. Edward, 1644?–1729, American physician, clergyman, and poet; born in England.

  8. Edward Thompson Father Taylor, 1793–1871, U.S. Methodist clergyman.

  9. Elizabeth, 1932–2011, U.S. actress, born in England to American parents.

  10. Frederick Winslow, 1856–1915, U.S. industrial engineer.

  11. Jeremy, 1613–67, English prelate and theological writer.

  12. John W., 1784–1854, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1820–21, 1825–27.

  13. (Joseph) Deems, 1885–1966, U.S. composer, music critic, and author.

  14. Joseph Hooton, Jr. born 1941, U.S. astrophysicist: Nobel Prize 1993.

  15. Maxwell (Davenport), 1901–87, U.S. army general and diplomat: chief of staff 1955–59; chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff 1962–64.

  16. Myron Charles, 1874–1959, U.S. lawyer, industrialist, and diplomat.

  17. Paul (Belville) 1930–2018, U.S. dancer and choreographer.

  18. Peter (Hillsman) 1917–94, U.S. short-story writer, novelist, and playwright.

  19. Robert Lewis, 1912–1998, U.S. biographer, humorist, and newspaperman.

  20. Tom, 1817–80, English playwright and editor.

  21. Zachary Old Rough and Ready, 1784–1850, 12th president of the U.S. 1849–50: major general during the Mexican War and commander of the army of the Rio Grande 1846.

  22. a city in southeastern Michigan.

  23. a town in central Texas.

  24. a male or female given name.


Taylor British  
/ ˈteɪlə /

noun

  1. A ( lan ) J ( ohn ) P ( ercivale ). 1906–90, British historian whose many works include The Origins of the Second World War (1961)

  2. Brook. 1685–1731, English mathematician, who laid the foundations of differential calculus

  3. Dame Elizabeth. 1932–2011, US film actress, born in England: films include National Velvet (1944), Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958), Suddenly Last Summer (1959), and Butterfield 8 (1960) and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966), for both of which she won Oscars

  4. Frederick Winslow. 1856–1915, US engineer, who pioneered the use of time and motion studies to increase efficiency in industry

  5. Jeremy. 1613–67, English cleric, best known for his devotional manuals Holy Living (1650) and Holy Dying (1651)

  6. Zachary. 1784–1850, 12th president of the US (1849–50); hero of the Mexican War

"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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One, because she’s been on the radar for years as just a multitude of things, she’s multifaceted: Teyana Taylor can dance, she can sing, she’s just all of that and now acting alongside Leonardo DiCaprio.

From Los Angeles Times

“We continue to find that life circumstances — marriage, children, a death in the family, college, jobs and other events — dictate the need for most moves,” John Taylor, U-Haul International president, said in a press statement.

From Los Angeles Times

Drummer Griffin Goldsmith’s Altadena home was destroyed last January, while singer-guitarist Taylor Goldsmith lost his nearby recording studio and its decades’ worth of musical gear; the siblings’ parents’ house in Altadena burned down, as well.

From Los Angeles Times

A French wine maker has hailed the impact of his Sancerre appearing in Taylor Swift's latest documentary which looks set to deepen America's love affair with the famed Loire appellation.

From Barron's

Only Phil Taylor, with 14, and Michael van Gerwen, on three, have won more PDC world titles than Littler, who is also just the fourth player to triumph in successive years.

From BBC