Wagner

[ wag-ner vahg-neror, German, vahg-nuhr ]

noun

1. Ho·nus [hoh, -n, uh, s], John Peter, 1874–1955, U.S. baseball player.
2. Ot·to [ot, -oh, awt, -oh], 1841–1918, Austrian architect.
3. Rich·ard [rich, -erd, rikh, -ah, r, t], 1813–83, German composer.
4. Robert F(erdinand), 1877–1953, U.S. politician.
5. his son Robert F(erdinand), Jr., 1910–91, U.S. politician: mayor of New York City 1954–65.

Wagner

/ ˈvɑːɡnə /

noun

1. WagnerOtto18411918MAustrianARCHITECTURE: architect Otto. 1841–1918, Austrian architect, whose emphasis on function and structure in such buildings as the Post Office Savings Bank, Vienna (1904–06), influenced the development of modern architecture
2. Wagner(Wilhelm) Richard18131883MGermanMUSIC: composer ( Wilhelm ) Richard (ˈrɪçart). 1813–83, German romantic composer noted chiefly for his invention of the music drama. His cycle of four such dramas The Ring of the Nibelung was produced at his own theatre in Bayreuth in 1876. His other operas include Tannhäuser (1845; revised 1861), Tristan and Isolde (1865), and Parsifal (1882)

Example Sentences

The Russian government has sent weapons, helicopters and mercenaries from the Wagner group to help Mali fight Islamist insurgents and rebels.

From New York Times

When Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin was killed in a plane crash last year, Russia’s defence ministry took over recruitment in prisons.

From BBC

"Microbes are the pioneers colonizing this kind of environment and preparing the ground for the next succession of life," Wagner said.

From Science Daily

She didn’t return the one against the Patriots for a score, but it did set up a touchdown pass from Emily Wagner to Meadow Moore in the first half that put Birmingham on the defensive.

From Los Angeles Times

It said some were likely to be part of the Corps Africa, a paramilitary force previously known as Wagner before being renamed and officially coming under Russian military control.

From BBC