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Walter1 definition

Wal·ter (wôltər)

noun

a masculine name: dim. Walt, Wally

Etymology: NormFr Waltier < Frank Waldheri < waldan, to rule (akin to wield) + heri, hari, army, host; also < Ger Walter, Walther < OHG form of same name

Walter2 definition

Wal·ter (vältər)

Walter, Bruno (born Bruno Walter Schlesinger) 1876-1962; U.S. orchestra conductor, born in Germany

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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