Murdoch

[ mur-dok ]

noun

1. (Dame) (Jean) Iris, 1919–99, British novelist and philosopher, born in Ireland.
2. (Keith) Rupert, born 1931, U.S. publisher and media mogul, born in Australia.
3. a male given name.

Murdoch

/ ˈmɜːdɒk /

noun

1. Murdoch(Jean) Iris19191999FBritishWRITING: novelist Dame ( Jean ) Iris . 1919–99, British writer. Her books include The Bell (1958), A Severed Head (1961), The Sea, The Sea (1978), which won the Booker Prize, The Philosopher's Pupil (1983), and Existentialists and Mystics (1997)
2. Murdoch(Keith) Rupert1931MUSWRITING: publisherFILMS AND TV: entrepreneur ( Keith ) Rupert. born 1931, US publisher and media entrepreneur, born in Australia; chairman of News International Ltd (including Times Newspapers Ltd), 20th Century-Fox, and HarperCollins

Example Sentences

That’s also when Rupert Murdoch, the now 93-year-old media baron, decided to sell much of 21st Century Fox to Walt Disney Co.

From Los Angeles Times

Trump chose Riyadh for his first overseas trip as President in 2017, an idea reportedly brokered by Rupert Murdoch.

From BBC

This is exactly what Musk, Murdoch, Putin, and destabilizing forces from around the world are banking on.

From Salon

Some of the richest men in the world, such as Elon Musk and Rupert Murdoch, dumped billions of dollars into drowning Americans in far-right propaganda.

From Salon

The Bezos-installed publisher, a morally challenged former Murdoch henchman and Tory lord named Will Lewis, took credit for the decision on Friday, claiming this shattering of decades of precedent is a statement of independence.

From Salon