Wagner

American  

[wag-ner, vahg-ner, vahg-nuhr] / ˈwæg nər, ˈvɑg nər, ˈvɑg nər /

noun

1. Honus John Peter, 1874–1955, U.S. baseball player.

2. Otto 1841–1918, Austrian architect.

3. Richard 1813–83, German composer.

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

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

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Wagner British  

/ ˈvɑːɡnə /

noun

1. 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

2. ( 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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Example Sentences

It’s a new Wagner for our time and place and begs for continuation through the full cycle.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

Nvidia isn’t exactly sitting on its cash, Wagner told MarketWatch in emailed comments, noting that the chip maker has committed tens of billions of dollars to strategic investments and capital deployments just this year.

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

With the latest order, AirAsia becomes the "global launch customer" for the A220's new 160-seat configuration, Wagner said.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

It’s as if an opera house devoted its entire season to three Puccini standards without even a glance at the works of Mozart, Verdi or Wagner.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

It took Wagner twenty-six years to create his Ring cycle, completed in 1874.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall