(n) English rock star and bass guitarist and songwriter who with John Lennon wrote most of the music for the Beatles (born in 1942), Syn. Paul McCartney, Sir James Paul McCartney
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prop. n. [ from Senator Joseph McCarthy, who repeatedly asserted without evidence that numerous communists were present in the United States government. ] Unscrupulously accusing people of disloyalty (as by saying they were Communists). [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]
[马噶尔尼 / 馬噶爾尼, Mǎ gá ěr níㄇㄚˇ ㄍㄚˊ ㄦˇ ㄋㄧˊ] Earl George Macartney (1737-1806), leader of British mission to Qing China in 1793; Paul McCartney, former Beatle
[马戛尔尼 / 馬戛爾尼, Mǎ jiá ěr níㄇㄚˇ ㄐㄧㄚˊ ㄦˇ ㄋㄧˊ] Earl George Macartney (1737-1806), leader of British mission to Qing China in 1793; Paul McCartney, former Beatle