William Joyce

[jois]

Joyce

[jois]
noun
1.
James (Augustine Aloysius), 1882–1941, Irish novelist.
2.
William (“Lord Haw-Haw”), 1906–46, U.S. and English Nazi propagandist in Germany.
3.
a female or male given name: from a French word meaning “joy.”
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William Joyce

English-language propaganda broadcaster from Nazi Germany during World War II whose nickname was derived from the sneering manner of his speech.

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