Cohen

¹ American  

[koh-uhn] / ˈkoʊ ən /

noun

1. Morris Raphael, 1880–1947, U.S. philosopher and educator, born in Russia.

2. Octavus Roy 1891–1959, U.S. short-story writer and novelist.

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Cohen ² American  

[koh-uhn, kaw-hen, koh-heyn, koh-heyn, koin] / ˈkoʊ ən, kɔˈhɛn, koʊˈheɪn, ˈkoʊ heɪn, kɔɪn /

Or Kohen

noun

plural

Cohanim,

plural

Cohens

1. a member of the Jewish priestly class, descended from Aaron, having sacrificial, ministerial, and other sacred functions from Aaronic times to about the 1st century a.d. and now having essentially honorific religious duties and prerogatives.

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Cohen ¹ British  

/ ˈkəʊən /

noun

1. Leonard. born 1934, Canadian singer, songwriter, and poet; recordings include Songs of Leonard Cohen (1968), Songs of Love and Hate (1971), I'm Your Man (1988), and Ten New Songs (2001)

2. Stanley. born 1922, US biochemist: shared the Nobel prize for physiology or medicine 1986

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Cohen ² British  

/ kɒˈhɛn, kɔɪn /

noun

1. a variant spelling of Kohen

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Etymology

Origin of Cohen

From the Hebrew word kōhēn priest

Example Sentences

Best Buy’s name was thrown in the mix earlier this year after Cohen stated the videogame retailer was looking to acquire a “very, very, very big” consumer company.

From Barron's

One widely circulated post on the “Superstonk” subreddit urging Cohen to consider the idea received hundreds of comments.

From Barron's

Don Bilson, Gordon Haskett’s head of event-driven research, said the disclosure could be a sign CEO Ryan Cohen “owns very substantial economic exposure to a particular name. The billion dollar question is what name that might be.”

From Barron's

In Thursday’s note, Gordon Haskett analyst Don Bilson said Cohen had secured a large incentive package weeks before.

From MarketWatch

Because of the way the compensation package is structured, Bilson believes Cohen has an incentive to “swing for the fences” and buy a company that already generates a lot of earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, a measure of underlying profitability.

From MarketWatch