Proper noun
A surname from Irish.
A city in New Mexico.
Professor James Moriarty, fictional archenemy and nemesis of Sherlock Holmes; by extension any such archenemy or nemesis.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgI could not rest, Watson, I could not sit quiet in my chair, if I thought that such a man as Professor Moriarty were walking the streets of London unchallenged. Arthur Conan Doyle
I think of Dean Moriarty, I even think of Old Dean Moriarty the father we never found, I think of Dean Moriarty. Jack Kerouac
It's funny that I got to do 'On the Road' because the thing that had the biggest impact on me growing up was reading books. I was very inspired by the book and this spirit of Dean Moriarty and how envious we all are of somebody who can be that carefree. Garrett Hedlund
The BBC is a perfect example of uncontrolled growth, occupying old churches and manor houses, the old Langham Hotel where Sherlock Holmes once met Moriarty and where this correspondent once shared an office with an 8-foot bathtub. Morley Safer
Bob Moriarty of 321gold expresses his views on the potential bailout of industries. Source: Internet
He also appears in Newman's Moriarty: The Hound of the D'Urbervilles in several of the stories that make up the book. Source: Internet