Sunday, 08 April 2012 15:25
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 08, 2012 is:
hyphenate \HYE-fuh-nayt\ noun
: a person who performs more than one function (as a producer-director in filmmaking)
Examples:
Ever ambitious, Laura has proven herself to be an accomplished musical hyphenate composing, performing, and recording all her own musical compositions.
"So who is [actor Justin Theroux]? Its not surprising that the Hollywood hyphenate, who recently co-scripted this summer's movie version of the Broadway musical Rock of Ages, became a writer. His mother is a journalist and author; his uncle is acclaimed travel writer Paul Theroux." From an article by David A. Keeps in New York Magazine, February 12, 2012
Did you know?
In the early 20th century, the noun "hyphenate" referred to a resident or citizen of the U.S. whose recent foreign national origin caused others to question his or her patriotic loyalties with or without there being just cause for that questioning. These hyphenates the Irish-Americans, German-Americans, and others were objects of suspicion. The hyphenates we're highlighting today are more often objects of admiration. Since around 1974, we've been referring to people with hyphens in their titles producer-directors, for example, as "hyphenates."
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