Rodgers

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈrɒdʒəz/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(roj′ərz)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Rodg•ers  (roj′ərz),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Biographical James Charles (Jimmie), 1897–1933, U.S. country-and-western singer, guitarist, and composer.
  2. Biographical Richard, 1902–79, U.S. composer of popular music.
  3. Biographical William Henry (Bill), born 1947, U.S. track-and-field athlete.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Rodgers /ˈrɒdʒəz/ n
  1. Richard. 1902–79, US composer of musical comedies. He collaborated with the librettist Lorenz Hart on such musicals as A Connecticut Yankee (1927), On Your Toes (1936), and Pal Joey (1940). After Hart's death his librettist was Oscar Hammerstein II. Two of their musicals, Oklahoma! (1943) and South Pacific (1949), received the Pulitzer Prize
'Rodgers' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Hammerstein II - Hart

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