Thayer

American  

[they-er, thair] / ˈθeɪ ər, θɛər /

noun

1. Sylvanus, 1785–1872, U.S. army officer and educator.

2. William Roscoe, 1859–1923, U.S. historian and author.

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Example Sentences

And just like that, the pretty lady—Mrs. Annie Thayer was her name, I quickly learned—told me the whole tale about how her father received three opal rings from a powerful guru during his sailing days.

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We could have been sisters, Mrs. Thayer and me.

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“If only my brother would let me have it,” Mrs. Thayer whispered, stepping closer to me over the jewelry case like we were old pals.

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The salesclerk stopped his polishing altogether now, and he pressed in close beside Mrs. Thayer to have a see.

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The door to the fortune-telling salon opened, and in walked Mrs. Annie Thayer, the pretty lady from Mr. Potter Palmer’s emporium, seeking a consultation with Madam Lucille.

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