Taylor

[ tey-ler ]

noun

1. A(lan) J(ohn) P(ercivale), 1906–90, English historian.
2. Bay·ard [bahy, -erd, bey, -], 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 (Bel·ville) [bel, -vil], 1930–2018, U.S. dancer and choreographer.
18. Peter (Hills·man) [hilz, -m, uh, n], 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

/ ˈteɪlə /

noun

1. TaylorA(lan) J(ohn) P(ercivale)19061990MBritishHISTORY: historian A ( lan ) J ( ohn ) P ( ercivale ). 1906–90, British historian whose many works include The Origins of the Second World War (1961)
2. TaylorBrook16851731MEnglishSCIENCE: mathematician Brook. 1685–1731, English mathematician, who laid the foundations of differential calculus
3. TaylorElizabeth19322011FUSEnglishFILMS AND TV: actress 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. TaylorFrederick Winslow18561915MUSTECHNOLOGY: engineer Frederick Winslow. 1856–1915, US engineer, who pioneered the use of time and motion studies to increase efficiency in industry
5. TaylorJeremy16131667MEnglishRELIGION: clergyman Jeremy. 1613–67, English cleric, best known for his devotional manuals Holy Living (1650) and Holy Dying (1651)
6. TaylorZachary17841850MUSMILITARY: soldierPOLITICS: head of state Zachary. 1784–1850, 12th president of the US (1849–50); hero of the Mexican War

Example Sentences

Independent journalist Taylor Lorenz, formerly of the Washington Post and New York Times, citing the Anthem proposal, posted “And people wonder why we want these executives dead.”

From Salon

"In the end, I hired a little car and drove to an Australian spa town and had a wee cry listening to Taylor Swift’s Cruel Summer."

From BBC

Marjorie Taylor Greene seems to be suspiciously focused on nude pictures.

From Salon

The salon had a private area where women with thinning hair could get scalp treatments that included massages from their late beautician sister Carla Taylor and oils formulated by their mother.

From Los Angeles Times

Taylor doesn't have Valle's glamorous Barcelona back story, but he continues to be an invaluable operator in Celtic's unrelenting nature.

From BBC