Wayne

[weyn]

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.”

Wayne

/ 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

Example Sentences

"This town should be thriving, there shouldn't be any shops shut," said Wayne, who was stood next to an empty retail space in Caerphilly town centre.

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England legend Wayne Rooney does not think recent squads have a better attitude than his so-called golden generation - and says his team just "didn't quite manage to get over the line".

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At that point, back in 2005, the whirlwind from Moscow knew he was 894 goals short of Wayne Gretzky’s all-time record.

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I’m assuming Wayne Gretzky mentioned it when he popped over to talk to Taylor and Travis.

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On a recent Sunday morning, in the weedy parking lot of a strip mall in Wayne, N.J.,

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