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Wal⋅ter

[vahl-ter for 1; wawl-ter for 2, 3]
–noun
1. Bru⋅no [broo-noh] , (Bruno Schlesinger), 1876–1962, German opera and symphony conductor, in U.S. after 1939.
2. Thomas U⋅stick [yoo-stik] , 1804–87, U.S. architect.
3. a male given name.
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Wal·ter   (väl'tər)   
German conductor noted for his interpretations of Mozart and Mahler.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

Walter 
masc. proper name, from O.N.Fr. Waltier (O.Fr. Gautier), of Gmc. origin; cf. O.H.G. Walthari, Walthere, lit. "ruler of the army," from waltan "to rule" (see wield) + hari "host, army" (see harry). Walter Mitty (1939) is from title character in "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" by U.S. short story writer James Thurber.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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