English Explanatory Dictionary

Wagner

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname from German.
  2. Ellipsis of Richard Wagner, German composer (1813–1883).
  3. Ellipsis of Wagner Group, a private military group loyal to Russia.
  4. A place in the United States:
  5. A township in Clayton County, Iowa.
  6. A township in Aitkin County, Minnesota.
  7. An unincorporated community in Phillips County, Montana.
  8. A city in Charles Mix County, South Dakota.
  9. A town and unincorporated community therein, in Marinette County, Wisconsin.
  10. A hamlet in the Municipal District of Lesser Slave River, northern Alberta, Canada.

Pronunciation

/ˈwæɡnɚ/ /ˈweɪ̯ɡnɚ/ /ˈvɑɡnɚ/

Word forms

Wagner

Etymology

Borrowed from German Wagner (literally “wainwright”), later conflated with wheelwright. See also the English surnames Wainwright and Wheelwright. Doublet of Wagoner. As the name of a private military company, borrowed from Russian Ва́гнер (Vágner). Reportedly the call sign of Russian GRU officer and company founder Dmitry Utkin, which was ultimately named after German composer Richard Wagner.

Derived words

Wagneresque Wagnerian Wagnerianism Wagnerism Wagnerist Wagnerite Wagnerize Wagner-Meerwein rearrangement Wagner tuba
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