Waugh

American  

[waw] / wɔ /

noun

1. Alec Alexander Raban, 1898–1981, English novelist, traveler, and lecturer (son of Arthur, brother of Evelyn).

2. Arthur, 1866–1943, English literary critic, publisher, and editor (father of Alec and Evelyn).

3. Evelyn (Arthur St. John), 1903–66, English novelist, satirist, biographer, and author of books on travel (son of Arthur, brother of Alec).

4. Frederick Judd, 1861–1940, U.S. painter and illustrator.

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Waugh British  

/ wɔː /

noun

1. Evelyn ( Arthur St John ) (ˈiːvlɪn). 1903–66, English novelist. His early satirical novels include Decline and Fall (1928), Vile Bodies (1930), A Handful of Dust (1934), and Scoop (1938). His later novels include the more sombre Brideshead Revisited (1945) and the trilogy of World War II Men at Arms (1952), Officers and Gentlemen (1955), and Unconditional Surrender (1961)

2. Mark ( Edward ). born 1965, Australian cricketer: a batsman, he scored 8029 runs in 128 test matches (1991–2002)

3. his twin brother Steve , full name Stephen Roger Waugh. born 1965, Australian cricketer: a batsman, he scored 10,927 runs in 168 test matches and captained Australia to victory in the 1999 World Cup

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Example Sentences

“The data of the most recent report certainly reflects that life always goes on. At some point, you can’t just wait forever,” Jason Waugh, president of Coldwell Banker Affiliates, told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 23, 2026

Morris’s mother and father, respectively, were an accomplished organist and a mechanic who had been gassed in World War I. Like Waugh, Morris boarded as a teenager at Lancing College in West Sussex, England.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

J. Henry Waugh is a middle-aged accountant who lives alone in a depressing apartment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Volkanovski made his ring walk to the classic Australian song "Down Under" with the partisan crowd firmly in his corner, including Australian cricket legend Steve Waugh.

From Barron's • Feb. 1, 2026

In 1865, nine years after Sikhdar’s computations had been confirmed, Waugh bestowed the name Mount Everest on Peak XV, in honor of Sir George Everest, his predecessor as surveyor general.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer