MURRAY


Meaning of MURRAY in English

I . Bill Murray

(1950– )

a US comedian, actor, film director and producer who first became known when he appeared regularly on Saturday Night Live (1977–80). The well-known films in which he has appeared include Ghostbusters (1989), Groundhog Day (1993) and Lost in Translation (2003).

II . James Murray

(1837–1915)

a Scottish lexicographer (= writer of dictionaries) who is mainly remembered as the first editor of The New Oxford English Dictionary (later called The Oxford English Dictionary ), published between 1884 and 1933.

Oxford guide to British and American culture English vocabulary.      Руководство по британской и американской культуре, Оксфордский английский словарь.