Walter

[ vahl-ter for 1; wawl-ter for 2, 3 ]

/ ˈvɑl tər for 1; ˈwɔl tər for 2, 3 /

noun

Bru·no

[broo-noh] /ˈbru noʊ/, Bruno Schlesinger,1876–1962, German opera and symphony conductor, in U.S. after 1939.

Thomas U·stick

[yoo-stik] /ˈyu stɪk/,1804–87, U.S. architect.

a male given name.

Example sentences from the Web for walter

For as much as Walter was a maniac, he was at the forefront of printing art.

Tim Burton Talks ‘Big Eyes,’ His Taste For the Macabre, and the ‘Beetlejuice’ Sequel |Marlow Stern |December 17, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Like Flaubert, Tolstoy and Stendhal greatly admired Walter Scott.

The Birth of the Novel |Nick Romeo |November 27, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
He then added, unhelpfully, “All English writers are the same; Walter Scott excepted, all lack a plot.”

The Birth of the Novel |Nick Romeo |November 27, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Earlier this year, 78-year-old Walter Williams found himself in a similar predicament.

What It’s Like to Wake Up Dead |Dr. Anand Veeravagu, MD, Tej Azad |November 21, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

Rep. Walter Jones, an antiwar Republican, was one of the few to give voice to the problem.

The Pentagon Is Officially Clueless About the ISIS War |Tim Mak |November 13, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
She started to pick busily, while Walter, taking the fish that had been cleaned, began to broil them over the fire.

The Motor Girls in the Mountains |Margaret Penrose
Among these proofs was also a hastily-scribbled note from Walter that solved the mystery of John Clive's death.

The Bittermeads Mystery |E. R. Punshon
"Well, I am taking a little rest from my labors," said Walter.

Walter Sherwood's Probation |Horatio Alger
The hotel-keeper, a stout Alsatian, was a talkative person, and told Walter nearly all he wished to know.

The Doctor of Pimlico |William Le Queux
The nave is the oldest part,” said the cicerone, “built about 1135 by Walter Le Bec.

The Nebuly Coat |John Meade Falkner

British Dictionary definitions for walter

Walter

noun

(German ˈvaltər) Bruno (ˈbruːno), real name Bruno Walter Schlesinger. 1876–1962, US conductor, born in Germany: famous for his performances of Haydn, Mozart, and Mahler

(ˈwɔːltə) John . 1739–1812, English publisher; founded The Daily Universal Register (1785), which in 1788 became The Times

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British Dictionary definitions for walter

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