Wayne

American  

[weyn] / weɪn /

noun

1. Anthony Mad Anthony, 1745–96, American Revolutionary War general.

2. John Marion Michael MorrisonDuke, 1907–79, U.S. film actor.

3. a township in N New Jersey.

4. a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit.

5. a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “wagonmaker.”

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Wayne British  

/ weɪn /

noun

1. John, real name Marion Michael Morrison. 1907–79, US film actor, noted esp for his many Westerns, which include Stagecoach (1939), The Alamo (1960), and True Grit (1969), for which he won an Oscar

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Example Sentences

If she had been hit, tournament referee Wayne McKewen would have had serious grounds on which to default the 24-time major champion.

From BBC

It is a measure of the artist's wide-ranging influence that one of those paying tributes was Wayne Barrow, manager of the American Hip-Hop legend, The Notorious B.I.G.

From BBC

Police investigating the death of Wayne Reid in Coleraine have made four more arrests.

From BBC

The site's chief executive officer, Wayne Jenson, said the breakfast initiative had been made possible thanks to support from the public when it hosted a free Christmas Dinner in December.

From BBC

He is a graduate of Wayne State University, where he studied journalism and Arabic and was managing editor of the student newspaper, the South End.

From The Wall Street Journal