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Dyson¹

  • /ˈdaɪ.sən/

Rhymes with -aɪsən

Where it comes from

A patronymic English surname, from Dennis + -son, compare Tyson, Tennyson.

proper noun Dysons · Dysan

  1. A surname. When Mejias arrived at the hotel room later that night, he discovered Dyson and Gillum inside the room “under the influence of an unknown substance,” the police report said.

Dyson²

  • /ˈdaɪ.sən/

Rhymes with -aɪsən

Where it comes from

Genericized trademark of the brand name used by Dyson, a company known for their range of cyclonic vacuum cleaners, named after its founder James Dyson (born 1947). Compare hoover.

noun Dysons

  1. UK, informal A cyclonic vacuum cleaner.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: hudson, dyos, tyson, dykman, dyble, dyce, dynes, dyck, dyke, dyche, dyar, dyal, dawley, dykes, dymond, dolby

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"Dyson." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/dyson.

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@misc{dyson_2026,
  title = {Dyson},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dyson},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}