McGuffey

[ muh-guhf-ee ]

noun

1. William Holmes, 1800–73, U.S. educator: editor of the Eclectic Readers, a series of school readers.

Example Sentences

McGuffey, who heads a security consultancy, said that the cash management industry has been hurt by companies taking “severe shortcuts,” such as requiring employees to work longer hours, squeezing wages and skimping on personnel.

From Los Angeles Times

Jim McGuffey, an armored car and physical security expert, called the theft “a shock.”

From Seattle Times

In Cincinnati, Sheriff Charmaine McGuffey said she had given three commendations for successful interventions at the county jail since her department began the program last year.

From New York Times

And by constricting the tax base, unplugged wells reduced annual revenues by at least $112 per student in the McGuffey School District, which has the highest number of known unplugged wells in the county.

From Washington Times

Charmaine McGuffey, the sheriff in Cincinnati, said it was a “necessary step” in healing a nation torn apart by police violence.

From Seattle Times