Mann

American  

[mahn, man, man] / mɑn, mæn, mæn /

noun

1. Heinrich 1871–1950, German novelist and dramatist, in the U.S. after 1940 (brother of Thomas Mann).

2. Horace, 1796–1859, U.S. educational reformer: instrumental in establishing the first normal school in the U.S. 1839.

3. Thomas 1875–1955, German novelist and critic, in the U.S. after 1937: Nobel Prize 1929.

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Mann British  

/ man /

noun

1. Heinrich (ˈhainrɪç). 1871–1950, German novelist: works include Professor Unrat (1905), which was filmed as The Blue Angel (1928), and Man of Straw (1918)

2. his brother, Thomas (ˈtoːmas). 1875–1955, German novelist, in the US after 1937. His works deal mainly with the problem of the artist in bourgeois society and include the short story Death in Venice (1913) and the novels Buddenbrooks (1900), The Magic Mountain (1924), and Doctor Faustus (1947): Nobel prize for literature 1929

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Example Sentences

Ned relented, on one condition: “You’re going to have to tell her,” he told Mann.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Emily Mann and Geffen Playhouse artistic director Tarell Alvin McCraney have joined forces to direct.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

Newport Harbor 2, Corona Centennial 0: Ryan Williams had a solo home run and Henry Mann added an RBI double for Newport Harbor.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

Anthropic co-founder Ben Mann and others at the company have held events for power users.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026

It is hard, so hard, but she sees Dr. Mann in her brown leather chair, urging, and so she takes this kindness, too.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti