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(james) brander
[bran-der] /ˈbræn dər/ (show ipa), 1852–1929, u.s. writer and educator.
sir stanley, 1915–2000, british soccer player.
one of the four evangelists, a customs collector from capernaum, summoned to be one of the 12 apostles: originally called levi. matt. 9:9–13.
the first gospel.
abbreviation: matt.
a male given name.
contemporary examples

when she refused to indulge his comments, matthews was the one left seeing red.
5 best moments from msnbc’s apocalyptic night the daily beast video november 2, 2010

this week matthews delivered an on-air tirade accusing the romney campaign of playing the race card.
is romney a race baiter? john mcwhorter august 28, 2012

now, “every ball out there is a direct result of toyota giving us the grant,” said matthews.
soccket rockets: the next chapter september 22, 2012

“the toyota funding was almost 100% used toward tooling the production of the soccket,” explained matthews.
soccket rockets: the next chapter september 22, 2012

i grew up in matthews, north carolina, and saw it as a very normal upbringing, so i crave normalcy and a slower pace.
brooklyn decker on her ‘horrible’ modeling experiences, marriage, and cracking hollywood marlow stern april 10, 2014

historical examples

and all save fraser vowed stormily that matthews would be called to account.
the plow-woman eleanor gates

it was not easy, therefore, to talk of it in mr. matthews’s presence.
a writer’s recollections (in two volumes), volume ii mrs. humphry ward

that rhyme requires a license, too, neal, laughed mr. matthews.
quarter-back bates ralph henry barbour

when i told matthews of my intention he had been petrified with astonishment.
kent knowles: quahaug joseph c. lincoln

antic-p-ting a speedy entrance, matthews warmed to his task.
the plow-woman eleanor gates

noun
sir stanley. 1915–2002, english footballer
noun (new testament)
saint matthew, levi, a tax collector of capernaum called by christ to be one of the 12 apostles (matthew 9:9–13; 10:3). feast day: sept 21 or nov 16
the first gospel, traditionally ascribed to him

masc. proper name, introduced in england by the normans, from old french mathieu, from late latin matthaeus, from greek matthaios, contraction of mattathias, from hebrew mattathyah “gift of jehovah,” from mattath “gift.” variant matthias is from the greek version.

gift of g-d, a common jewish name after the exile. he was the son of alphaeus, and was a publican or tax-gatherer at capernaum. on one occasion jesus, coming up from the side of the lake, p-ssed the custom-house where matthew was seated, and said to him, “follow me.” matthew arose and followed him, and became his disciple (matt. 9:9). formerly the name by which he was known was levi (mark 2:14; luke 5:27); he now changed it, possibly in grateful memory of his call, to matthew. the same day on which jesus called him he made a “great feast” (luke 5:29), a farewell feast, to which he invited jesus and his disciples, and probably also many of old -ssociates. he was afterwards selected as one of the twelve (6:15). his name does not occur again in the gospel history except in the lists of the apostles. the last notice of him is in acts 1:13. the time and manner of his death are unknown.