Wag ‧ ner, Ho ‧ nus /ˈwæɡnəʳ, ˈhəʊnəs/ BrE AmE
(1874–1955) a US baseball player who became one of the first members of the baseball Hall of Fame in 1936. He was called ‘the Flying Dutchman’, and the BASEBALL CARD with his picture on it is considered extremely valuable.