Straus

American  

[strous, shtrous] / straʊs, ʃtraʊs /

noun

1. Isidor, 1845–1912, U.S. retail merchant and politician, born in Bavaria: congressman 1894–95 (brother of Nathan and Oscar Solomon Straus).

2. Nathan, 1848–1931, U.S. retail merchant, born in Bavaria.

3. Oscar 1870–1954, Austrian composer.

4. Oscar Solomon, 1850–1926, U.S. diplomat, jurist, and government official, born in Bavaria: Secretary of Commerce and Labor 1906–09.

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Straus British  

/ straʊs /

noun

1. Oscar (ɔskar). 1870–1954, French composer, born in Austria, noted for such operettas as Waltz Dream (1907) and The Chocolate Soldier (1908)

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Example Sentences

So Straus, in his first full season as coach, and Parsons, 15 months into his job as sporting director, decided to raze the club and its sad history and start over.

From Los Angeles Times

“There is a little bit of a new beginning,” Straus said.

From Los Angeles Times

So this year sporting director Mark Parsons and coach Alexander Straus decided to try a new approach.

From Los Angeles Times

“We needed to rip it up and start again,” Straus said.

From Los Angeles Times

His singing of Oscar Straus and Leo Robin’s “Oh, That Mitzi” is a hoot.

From The Wall Street Journal