DuPont

American  

[doo-pont, dyoo-, doo-pont, dyoo-, dy-pawn] / duˈpɒnt, dyu-, ˈdu pɒnt, ˈdyu-, düˈpɔ̃ /

Or Du Pont

noun

1. Eleuthère Irénée 1771–1834, U.S. industrialist, born in France.

2. Pierre Samuel 1739–1817, French economist and statesman (father of Eleuthère Irénée).

3. Samuel Francis, 1803–65, Union admiral in the U.S. Civil War.

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Example Sentences

Robert S. Mueller III was born in Manhattan in 1944, the son of a DuPont executive.

From The Wall Street Journal

His firm helped orchestrate the merger and eventual separation of chemical giants Dow and Dupont and helped streamline General Electric.

From The Wall Street Journal

His work with colleagues breaking the merger of Dow and DuPont won a 2016 Gerald Loeb award.

From The Wall Street Journal

Champions France are represented by prolific wing Louis Bielle-Biarrey, legendary scrum-half Antoine Dupont, full-back Thomas Ramos and second row Mickael Guillard.

From BBC

My aunt’s boardinghouse is a tower of red stone in Dupont Circle: large and airy rooms for the ground-floor parlor and dining room, well-appointed guest rooms on the second, basic but cheerful guest rooms on the third.

From Literature