griffin

¹

[ grif-in ]

noun

, Classical Mythology.

1. a fabled monster, usually having the head and wings of an eagle and the body of a lion.

griffin

²

[ grif-in ]

noun

1. (in India and the East) a newcomer, especially a white person from a Western country.

Griffin

³

[ grif-in ]

noun

1. a city in W Georgia.
2. a male given name.

griffin

¹

/ ˈɡrɪfɪn /

noun

1. a newcomer to the Orient, esp one from W Europe

griffin

²

/ ˈɡrɪfɪn /

noun

1. a winged monster with an eagle-like head and the body of a lion

Other Words From

• griffin·esque adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of griffin¹

1300–50; Middle English griffoun < Middle French grifon < Latin grȳphus < Greek grȳp- (stem of grȳ́ps ) “curled, curved, having a hooked nose”

Origin of griffin²

First recorded in 1785–95; origin uncertain

Word History and Origins

Origin of griffin¹

C18: of unknown origin

Origin of griffin²

C14: from Old French grifon, from Latin grӯphus, from Greek grups, from grupos hooked

Example Sentences

However, at Trump’s urging, congressional representatives could earmark local transportation projects to the benefit of Boring Co., though the company would still have to compete to win them, said Greg Griffin, a former urban planning professor at the University of Texas at San Antonio, who studied that city’s proposed Boring Co. project.

From Los Angeles Times

There is a real challenger to Etiwanda’s supremacy in Ontario Christian, which picked up two elite freshmen in 6-6 Sydney Douglas and 5-11 Tatianna Griffin to combine with sophomore sensation Kaleena Smith, who averaged 34.9 points as a freshman.

From Los Angeles Times

Magazine in 2022 ranks Goldberg at the top, pulling in $8 million a year, with Joy Behar banking $7 million, Sunny Hostin banking $1.6 million and Alyssa Farah Griffin estimated at $250k.

From Salon

On a recent episode of "The View," cohosts Sunny Hostin and Alyssa Farah Griffin had a brief but tense exchange of differing opinions as to why Tuesday's election saw such a sweep for Donald Trump when it came to Latino voters in Texas — a demographic that Democrats have historically had a stronghold on.

From Salon

During their post-election roundup, Griffin — who served as press secretary for former VP Mike Pence and as special assistant to Trump from October 2017 to September 2019 — kicked off the topic, saying, "We talk a lot about these different demographics and assumptions of where they're going to go, Latinos in Texas, a district that's 97 percent Latino, went 75 percentage points for Donald Trump. Why?"

From Salon

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