Mayer

/ˈmaɪər/
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Other forms: Mayers

Definitions of Mayer
  1. noun
    United States filmmaker (born in Russia) who founded his own film company and later merged with Samuel Goldwyn (1885-1957)
    synonyms: Louis B. Mayer, Louis Burt Mayer
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    example of:
    film maker, film producer, filmmaker, movie maker
    a producer of motion pictures
  2. noun
    United States physicist (born in Germany) noted for her research on the structure of the atom (1906-1972)
    synonyms: Marie Goeppert Mayer
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    example of:
    nuclear physicist
    a physicist who specializes in nuclear physics
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