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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SAYER

SAYER Say "er, n.

 

Defn: One who says; an utterer. Mr. Curran was something much better than a sayer of smart sayings. Jeffrey.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

Sayers, Dorothy L.

Say ers, Dorothy L. |ˈsā -ərz, se (ə )rz ˈseɪərz | (1893 –1957 ), English novelist, translator, essayist, and playwright; full name Dorothy Leigh Sayers. She is chiefly known for her detective novels that feature amateur detective Lord Peter Wimsey and include Murder Must Advertise (1933 ) and The Nine Tailors (1934 ). She translated the medieval French La Chanson de Roland and Dante's La Divina Commedia. Her plays include The Devil to Pay (1939 ).

 

Sayers, Gale

Say ers, Gale |ˈsā -ərz ˈseɪərz | (1943 –), US football player; full name Gale Eugene Sayers. Named rookie of the year in 1965, he went on to break touchdown records during his playing career 1965 –71 with the Chicago Bears. Football Hall of Fame (1977 ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

Sayers, Dorothy L.

Say ¦ers |ˈseɪəz | (1893 –1957 ), English novelist and dramatist; full name Dorothy Leigh Sayers. She is chiefly known for her detective fiction featuring the amateur detective Lord Peter Wimsey; titles include The Nine Tailors (1934 ).

 

Sayers, Gale

Say ers, Gale |ˈsā -ərz ˈseɪərz | (1943 –), US football player; full name Gale Eugene Sayers. Named rookie of the year in 1965, he went on to break touchdown records during his playing career 1965 –71 with the Chicago Bears. Football Hall of Fame (1977 ).