Ferguson

American  

[fur-guh-suhn] / ˈfɜr gə sən /

noun

1. a city in E Missouri, near St. Louis.

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Ferguson British  

/ ˈfɜːɡəsən /

noun

1. Sir Alex ( ander ) Chapman. born 1941, Scottish footballer and manager: manager of Aberdeen (1978–86) with whom he won the European Cup Winners' Cup (1983); manager of Manchester United (1986–2013) with whom he won thirteen English league titles, five FA Cups, and the Champions League twice (1999, 2008)

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Example Sentences

It was the same again for many years under Sir Alex Ferguson, when they were the team to beat.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

Washington Governor Bob Ferguson paid tribute to Whittaker on X, saying that he was "one of the great Washingtonians".

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

The app’s team includes Adam DeWitt and Eric Ferguson, who previously served as CEO and chief operating officer of Grubhub, respectively, and a handful of other veterans from the food-delivery company.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

But Melanie Ferguson, a content creator behind the Southern Crush at Home platform, suggests other affordable ways to garner or fashion a basket on the cheap.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026

Since the Ferguson protests, participants in the Black Lives Matter movement have demonstrated against the deaths of many other African Americans killed by police actions or while in police custody.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler