STEIN


Meaning of STEIN in English

I. Stein, Ger ‧ trude /ˈɡɜːtruːd $ ˈɡɜːr-/ BrE AmE

(1874–1946) an American writer, poet, and ↑ playwright (=someone who writes plays) who spent much of her life in France and who was an important supporter of writers and artists such as Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, and Ernest Hemingway. She was a ↑ feminist and had a ↑ lesbian relationship with Alice B. Toklas. Her works include Four Saints in Three Acts , An Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas , and The Mother of Us All .

II. Stein, Jock BrE AmE

(1922–1985) the football manager of Scotland's national team during the 1970s and early 1980s, known as the Big Man, and often regarded as a great manager

III. Stein, Rick BrE AmE

(1947–) a well-known British ↑ chef who owns a restaurant in Padstow, Cornwall and who is known for being very ↑ enthusiastic about ↑ seafood . He has written several books and made many television programmes about cooking.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.