Paine

American  

[peyn] / peɪn /

noun

1. Albert Bigelow 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.

2. Robert Treat 1731–1814, U.S. jurist and statesman.

3. Thomas, 1737–1809, U.S. patriot and writer on government and religion, born in England.

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Paine British  

/ peɪn /

noun

1. Thomas. 1737–1809, American political pamphleteer, born in England. His works include the pamphlets Common Sense (1776) and Crisis (1776–83), supporting the American colonists' fight for independence; The Rights of Man (1791–92), a justification of the French Revolution; and The Age of Reason (1794–96), a defence of deism

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Example Sentences

“I want to change the way you see the world,” says Mr. Paine in his introduction to this extraordinary narrative.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

Mr. Paine highlights technological breakthroughs as well, such as the feats of hydraulic engineering in China that created water routes through the country’s vast interior as early as the fifth century B.C.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

“It’s a very small group of people,” Paine said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

It’s really about the people that come together and make it happen for us,” Paine said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

The old Paine Underwood would have eagerly picked up the phone and ranted, but the new Paine Underwood took Donna Underwood’s advice and let it ring off the hook.

From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen