Word Icons

Legendary figures and the words that define them

Welcome to a new kind of definition!

Each of our Word Icons, someone with a special connection to a word, has provided a video of themselves reading the definition – which will live on the word’s page on Merriam-Webster.com.

We proudly present our Word Icons:

✪ Peyton Manning and Omaha
✪ Coco Gauff and love
✪ Jason Alexander and serenity
✪ Issa Rae and insecure
✪ Ken Jennings and jeopardy
✪ Cookie Monster and cookie
✪ Deniz Burnham and astronaut
✪ Ringo Starr and drum
✪ Shaquille O'Neal and dominant
✪ Katy Perry and firework