MAYER

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• MAYER (noun)
  The noun MAYER has 2 senses:

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

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

  Familiarity information: MAYER used as a noun is rare.

• MAYER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Marie Goeppert Mayer; Mayer

Instance hypernyms:

nuclear physicist (a physicist who specializes in nuclear physics)

Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Louis B. Mayer; Louis Burt Mayer; Mayer

Instance hypernyms:

film maker; film producer; filmmaker; movie maker (a producer of motion pictures)

 Context examples 

The only men worth considering are Adolph Mayer, of 13, Great George Street, Westminster; Louis La Rothière, of Campden Mansions, Notting Hill; and Hugo Oberstein, 13, Caulfield Gardens, Kensington.

(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Scientists with the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging (HNRCA)—jointly run by the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and Tufts University in Boston, Massachusetts—conducted the study to clarify the role of whole grains in helping regulate weight, blood sugar levels, and calorie (energy) use, among other benefits.

(Whole Grains Deliver on Health Benefits, U.S. Department of Agriculture)