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. WayneJohn19071979MUSFILMS AND TV: actor 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

It’s too early in Michigan to tell which candidate has won, though Donald Trump has a slight lead, excluding most of the votes from the biggest Democratic County of Wayne.

From BBC

“When you think of traditional mental health, people are going in and getting fixed,” said Francesca Pernice, a Wayne State University College of Education professor of educational psychology who has studied clubhouses.

From Los Angeles Times

She had mounted the legal action after Mrs Rooney, the wife of Manchester United striker Wayne, publicly accused Mrs Vardy of leaking private information about her to the press.

From BBC

Remember the 1975 film starring John Wayne and Katharine Hepburn called “Rooster Cogburn,” a one-eyed marshal hoping to chase down some bad guys?

From Los Angeles Times

“These are false accusations. Mr. Wayne refused to pay her months ago, and he refuses to pay her now,” he said of his client, whose real name is Leland Tyler Wayne.

From Los Angeles Times