I. Guin ‧ ness /ˈɡɪnəs, ˈɡɪnɪs/ BrE AmE trademark
1 . a type of ↑ stout (=a strong dark beer) which has a creamy white ↑ froth on top of it when it is poured into a glass. It is thought of as the national drink of Ireland and many people remember the phrase used in old advertisements, ‘Guinness is good for you’.
2 . the company that produces Guinness. It is a large, international company that produces many types of alcoholic drink, and in 1997 it joined with GRAND METROPOLITAN to form a new company called ↑ Diageo .
II. Guinness, Sir Al ‧ ec /ˈælək, ˈælɪk/ BrE AmE
(1914–2000) a British actor in films and in the theatre, whose best-known films are The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957), Lawrence of Arabia (1962) and ↑ Star Wars (1977). He is also remembered for playing the part of George Smiley in the television film of John Le Carré's book about spies (↑ spy ), Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy .