Walter
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| Walter | |
| —n | |
| 1. | Bruno (ˈbruːno), real name Bruno Walter Schlesinger. 1876--1962, US conductor, born in Germany: famous for his performances of Haydn, Mozart, and Mahler |
| 2. | John. 1739--1812, English publisher; founded The Daily Universal Register (1785), which in 1788 became The Times |
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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.
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