Wagner

[ wag-ner for 1, 4, 5; vahg-ner or, German, vahg-nuh r for 2, 3 ]

/ ˈwæg nər for 1, 4, 5; ˈvɑg nər or, German, ˈvɑg nər for 2, 3 /

noun

Ho·nus

[hoh-nuh s] /ˈhoʊ nəs/, John Peter, 1874–1955, U.S. baseball player.

Ot·to

[ot-oh; German awt-oh] /ˈɒt oʊ; German ˈɔt oʊ/, 1841–1918, Austrian architect.

Rich·ard

[rich-erd; German rikh-ahrt] /ˈrɪtʃ ərd; German ˈrɪx ɑrt/, 1813–83, German composer.

Robert F(erdinand),1877–1953, U.S. politician.

his sonRobert F(erdinand), Jr.,1910–91, U.S. politician: mayor of New York City 1954–65.

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Examples from the Web for wagner

And all of a sudden, the bill that Rockefeller and Wagner had declared dead was very much alive.
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Honey says he believes that Corker and other pols “are probably violating the Wagner Act.”
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Wagner, as irascible and cynical as he can be, is a subtly empathetic writer.
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Wagner has seen it all, and he had just written that book Pieces of My Heart.
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“Forty years ago, the Supreme Court lit a spark that grew into a flame and the fire spread,” said Wagner.
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Three legends supplied Wagner with the principal characters in this music-drama.
The Complete Opera Book|Gustav Kobb
Your wish shall be fulfilled, dearest, answered Wagner; and without delay will I seek the other side of the island.
Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf|George W. M. Reynolds
In three years, 1842-45, the growth of Wagner's strength was astounding, incredible.
Richard Wagner|John F. Runciman
And here we meet with one of Wagner's dramatic makeshifts, which has often been ridiculed.
Richard Wagner His Life and His Dramas|W. J. Henderson
In 1858 Serov returned from a visit to Germany literally hypnotised by Wagner.
The Russian Opera|Rosa Newmarch

British Dictionary definitions for wagner

Wagner

/ (ˈvɑːɡnə) /

noun

Otto. 1841–1918, Austrian architect, whose emphasis on function and structure in such buildings as the Post Office Savings Bank, Vienna (1904–06), influenced the development of modern architecture

(Wilhelm) Richard (ˈrɪçart). 1813–83, German romantic composer noted chiefly for his invention of the music drama. His cycle of four such dramas The Ring of the Nibelung was produced at his own theatre in Bayreuth in 1876. His other operas include Tannhäuser (1845; revised 1861), Tristan and Isolde (1865), and Parsifal (1882)

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