Otis

American  

[oh-tis] / ˈoʊ tɪs /

noun

1. Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.

2. Harrison Gray, 1837–1917, U.S. army officer and newspaper publisher.

3. James, 1725–83, American lawyer and public official who is supposed to have first used the phrase “Taxation without representation” (brother of Mercy Otis Warren).

4. a male given name.

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Example Sentences

“There’s a lot more that’s going to come,” says Neil Green, chief digital officer of Otis Worldwide, the Connecticut-based company founded by Elisha Otis and now one of the largest elevator manufacturers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

Spice and seasoning maker McCormick, web-hosting company GoDaddy, elevator company Otis Worldwide, water technology pure-play Veralto, and fintech provider Broadridge Financial Solutions also recorded their worst ever quarters.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

Amaral studies complex social systems and serves as the Erastus Otis Haven Professor and professor of engineering sciences and applied mathematics at Northwestern's McCormick School of Engineering.

From Science Daily • Mar. 7, 2026

Jenkins’ death was confirmed by his alma mater Otis College, where he studied under renowned painter and printmaker Charles White in the late 1970s and returned as an instructor years later.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2026

And sure enough, standing there on the sidewalk was Otis.

From "Because of Winn-Dixie" by Kate DiCamillo