Zenger

American  

[zeng-er, -ger] / ˈzɛŋ ər, -gər /

noun

1. John Peter, 1697–1746, American journalist, printer, and publisher, born in Germany: his libel trial and eventual acquittal (1735) set a precedent for establishing freedom of the press in America.

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Example Sentences

I’d bargained with Mr. Zenger, the German butcher, and come home with gray mutton.

From Literature

I was standing just outside Mr. Zenger’s butcher shop one hot morning, making sure to keep my body in the rectangle of shade his awning was providing, when I overheard some gossip.

From Literature

I was looking to Mr. Zenger for help when suddenly my aunt passed on the sidewalk.

From Literature

We are approaching the 300th anniversary of one of the most important speech trials in American history, that of John Peter Zenger, editor of the New-York Weekly Journal.

From The Wall Street Journal

Zenger was arrested for exposing the corruption of colonial Gov. William Cosby.

From The Wall Street Journal