Altman

American  

[awlt-muhn] / ˈɔlt mən /

noun

1. Robert, 1925–2006, U.S. film director, producer, and screenwriter.

2. Sidney, 1939–2022, U.S. biologist, born in Canada: shared Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1989.

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Altman British  

/ ˈɔːltmən /

noun

1. Robert. US film director, 1925–2006; his films include M*A*S*H (1970), Nashville (1975), Short Cuts (1994), and Gosford Park (2001)

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Example Sentences

World, formerly known as Worldcoin, is part of Tools for Humanity, a start-up co-founded and chaired by Sam Altman who is also the head of ChatGPT-maker OpenAI.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

Some directors who fired Altman felt the lack of startup disclosures made it impossible to understand how he might personally benefit from deals he pursued on behalf of OpenAI, The Wall Street Journal previously reported.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Altman stepped down from Helion’s board last month.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Some of those companies have since struck lucrative deals with OpenAI, enriching Altman.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

I took off out the door, leaving it open wide, displaying the wreckage of scattered clothing and footwear I’d left behind in my hurry to catch up to Annie Altman.

From "Winger" by Andrew Smith