Waite

American  

[weyt] / weɪt /

noun

1. Morrison Remick 1816–88, U.S. jurist: chief justice of the U.S. 1874–88.

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Waite British  

/ weɪt /

noun

1. Terry, full name Terence Hardy Waite. born 1939, British special envoy to the Archbishop of Canterbury, who negotiated the release of Western hostages held in the Middle East before being taken hostage himself (1987–91) in Lebanon

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Example Sentences

The panel was told Heley claimed he had not read the messages in the group but Waite said the authority believed it was most likely that he had read them.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

Waite had been teaching Toni Morrison’s Beloved, which provoked discussions about slavery.

From Slate • Dec. 18, 2025

The restaurant chain Portillo’s plans to expand nationally, so it wants to raise its brand awareness beyond its mostly Chicago-area base and hire more people, said Jill Waite, its chief people officer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 2, 2025

"What we're seeing now is that those early applications are higher than they've ever been before," Richard Waite, the company's director of people, told the BBC.

From BBC • Sep. 30, 2025

I recognized the opening riffs of “Change,” by John Waite.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline