Walter Definition

wôltər
noun
A masculine name: dim. Walt, Wally.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • Bruno Walter
pronoun
A male given name.
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verb

(obsolete, dialect, UK, Scotland) To roll or wallow; to welter.

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Origin of Walter

  • Germanic wald "rule" + heri, hari "army".

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  • See welter.

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Walter Sentence Examples

  • In 1518 the manor was granted to Sir Walter Raleigh, from whom it passed to Sir Richard Boyle, afterwards earl of Cork.

  • It was recovered by the bishop in 1355, and retained by the see until granted in 1599 to Elizabeth, who gave it to Sir Walter Raleigh.

  • After receiving from Queen Elizabeth a patent for colonization in the New World, Sir Walter Raleigh, in April 1584, sent Philip Amadas, or Amidas (1S501618), and Arthur Barlowe (c. 1550 - c. 1620) to discover in the region bordering on Florida a suitable location for a colony.

  • Walter; the third of the Victorines, carried on the polemic against the dialecticians.

  • When, however, after President Tyler's accession, the relations between the President and the Whig Party became strained, he retired (September 1841) and was succeeded by Walter Forward (1786-1852).

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Words Starting With

WWAWAL

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RERTER

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Walter

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6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With W6 Letter Words Ending With R