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Definition of Mayer

1. Noun. United States physicist (born in Germany) noted for her research on the structure of the atom (1906-1972).

2. Noun. United States filmmaker (born in Russia) who founded his own film company and later merged with Samuel Goldwyn (1885-1957).

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mayer

Mayan pyramids Mayanist Mayanists Mayans Mayaro virus Mayas Maybel Mayberry Mayberry Machiavelli Mayberry Machiavellis

Mayday Mayduke Maydukes Maye Mayenne Mayer Mayer's haemalum stain Mayer's mucicarmine stain Mayer's mucihematein stain Mayer's pessary

Mayer's reflex Mayetiola Mayetiola destructor Mayfair Mayflower Maykop Maylene Mayme Mayo

Literary usage of Mayer

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Works of Thomas Carlyle by Thomas Carlyle, Henry Duff Traill (1898)
"Colonel mayer with his 'Free-Corps'1 Party makes a Visit, of didactic Nature, to the Reich Friedrich, as we saw, on entering Bohmen, had shot-off a Light ..."

2. History of Friedrich II, of Prussia: Called Frederick the Great by Thomas Carlyle (1900)
"[gth May-13th June 1757 Colonel mayer with Ms ' Free-Corps' Party makes a Visit, ... mayer has two Free-Corps, his own and another; about 1300 of foot; ..."

3. The Popular Science MonthlyScience (1893)
"mayer, ALFRED GOLDSBOROUGH. Habits of the box-tortoise, 38 : 00. ... Edison's mayer, ALFRED MARSHALL. Marey'snew results in animal movements, 6 : 444. ..."

4. History of Friedrich II of Prussia, Called Frederick the Great by Thomas Carlyle (1865)
"Colonel mayer with his "Free-Corps" Party makes a Visit, of didactic Nature, ... mayer has two Free-Corps, his own and another; about 1300 of foot; ..."

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