Hawkeye

noun

Hawk·​eye ˈhȯk-ˌī How to pronounce Hawkeye (audio)
: a native or resident of Iowa
used as a nickname

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More notable items included Hawkeye’s surgical scrubs and mask from M*A*S*H* ($26,000), the wooden coat tree from All in the Family ($19,500) and a black and green ensemble worn by Elizabeth Montgomery in Bewitched ($40,000). Colson Thayer, People.com, 9 May 2025 Was Yelena going to confront Val about what Clint Barton/Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner) confirmed to be faulty intel in Hawkeye? Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 5 May 2025 The weekend projection yesterday for the ragtag superhero movie — which is sort of a sequel to Disney+ series The Falcon and Winter Soldier and Hawkeye, as well as the movie Black Widow — was $70M-$75M stateside at 4,300 sites and $175M on the high end of its global start. Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 3 May 2025 The first season of Hawkeye debuted on Disney+ in 2021 and starred Renner alongside Hailee Steinfeld and Florence Pugh. Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 2 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for Hawkeye

Word History

First Known Use

1823, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Hawkeye was in 1823

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“Hawkeye.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Hawkeye. Accessed 16 May. 2025.

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