Walter

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

noun
  1. Bru·no [broo-noh], /ˈbru noʊ/, Bruno Schlesinger, 1876–1962, German opera and symphony conductor, in U.S. after 1939.

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

  1. a male given name.

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Walter

noun
  1. (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

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

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