Mayer n 1: United States physicist (born in Germany) noted for her research on the structure of the atom (1906-1972) [syn: {Marie Goeppert Mayer}] 2: United States filmmaker (born in Russia) who founded his own film company and later merged with Samuel Goldwyn (1885-1957) [syn: {Louis B. Mayer}, {Louis Burt Mayer}]