Definition

proper name
1727-59; Eng. general: defeated the Fr. forces under Montcalm at Quebec (1759)
Webster's New World
1900-38; U.S. novelist.
Webster's New World
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pronoun

A surname of English and German origin, a variant of Wolf.

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noun

Obsolete spelling of wolf.

Wiktionary
Synonyms:
  • thomas kennerly wolfe jr
  • Tom Wolfe
  • Thomas Wolfe
  • thomas clayton wolfe
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Other Word Forms of

Noun

Singular:
Plural:
wolfes

Sentence Examples

  • I think it was an Agatha Christie or maybe Nero Wolfe.

  • I'm strictly a stay-at-home couch detective, behind the scenes, back-room guy, like Father Brown or Nero Wolfe.

  • Wolfe Creek Pass at 10,850 feet was unlike anything Dean had ever seen and easy wasn't the description that came to his mind.

  • The old man was dressed in jeans and a western shirt complete with a string tie, turquoise clasp and a Nero Wolfe paperback in his back pocket.

  • After the obligatory shower, fresh clothes and a hearty supper, the tired body was beginning to revive, as long as the mind kept mum about tomorrow's 90 miles and the 10,850­foot climb up Wolfe Creek Pass.

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