Wagner

[wag-ner, vahg-ner, vahg-nuhr]

noun

1. Honus John Peter, 1874–1955, U.S. baseball player.

2. Otto 1841–1918, Austrian architect.

3. Richard 1813–83, German composer.

4. Robert F(erdinand), 1877–1953, U.S. politician.

5. his son Robert F(erdinand), Jr., 1910–91, U.S. politician: mayor of New York City 1954–65.

Wagner

/ ˈvɑːɡnə /

noun

1. Otto. 1841–1918, Austrian architect, whose emphasis on function and structure in such buildings as the Post Office Savings Bank, Vienna (1904–06), influenced the development of modern architecture

2. ( Wilhelm ) Richard (ˈrɪçart). 1813–83, German romantic composer noted chiefly for his invention of the music drama. His cycle of four such dramas The Ring of the Nibelung was produced at his own theatre in Bayreuth in 1876. His other operas include Tannhäuser (1845; revised 1861), Tristan and Isolde (1865), and Parsifal (1882)

Example Sentences

Results will dictate the mood but chairman and owner Tom Wagner said in June back-to-back promotions was achievable and it is accepted a mid-table finish would be a disappointment.

From BBC

Wagner dismisses the idea that the two clubs should be considered in the same bracket.

From BBC

Sears has already reassigned her campaign manager, Will Archer, and her political director, Richard Wagner, recently left the campaign.

From Salon

Outside of Germany, “Freischütz,” which had a major influence on Wagner and German opera, has lost its popularity.

From Los Angeles Times

Police said the attack had been ordered by Russia's Wagner group, and that one of the ringleaders, 21-year-old Dylan Earl, had been plotting to kidnap its owner, a Russian dissident.

From BBC