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Woolworth

American

[wool-wurth] / ˈwʊlˌwɜrθ /

noun

Frank Winfield 1852–1919, U.S. merchant.

Woolworth British

/ ˈwʊlwəθ /

noun

Frank Winfield (ˈwɪnˌfiːld). 1852–1919, US merchant; founder of an international chain of department stores selling inexpensive goods

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Woolworth and Paramount Pictures offering relief to the masses.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

Frank Winfield Woolworth, founder of the eponymous discount-store empire, commissioned the office building, which could become known as the Cathedral of Commerce.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

Medhi Mammadov's co-workers asked each other as their office on the 27th floor of the iconic Woolworth Building began to shake.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2024

Destiny Woolworth, 34, said while taking her lunch break recently.

From New York Times • Nov. 7, 2022

For once in my life, I went with my friends to Woolworth.

From "March Forward, Girl" by Melba Pattillo Beals

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