Baldwin

American  

[bawld-win] / ˈbɔld wɪn /

noun

1. James, 1924–87, U.S. writer.

2. James Mark, 1861–1934, U.S. psychologist.

3. Loammi 1740–1807, U.S. civil engineer and developer of the Baldwin apple.

4. Matthias William 1795–1866, U.S. inventor, manufacturer, and philanthropist.

5. Roger, 1884–1981, U.S. advocate of constitutional rights: a founder of the American Civil Liberties Union.

6. Stanley 1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley, 1867–1947, British statesman: prime minister 1923–24, 1924–29, 1935–37.

7. a variety of red, or red and yellow, winter apple, grown especially in the northeast U.S.

8. a town on S Long Island, in SE New York.

9. a city in W Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh.

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Baldwin British  

/ ˈbɔːldwɪn /

noun

1. James Arthur . 1924–87, US Black writer, whose works include the novel Go Tell it on the Mountain (1954)

2. Stanley , 1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley. 1867–1947, British Conservative statesman: prime minister (1923–24, 1924–29, 1935–37)

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Example Sentences

Baldwin and the movie's producers previously settled a lawsuit with Hutchins' family.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

The charge against Baldwin was dismissed with prejudice, meaning it cannot be revived once any appeals against the decision are exhausted.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

Nearly two years after actor Alec Baldwin was cleared of criminal charges in the “Rust” movie shooting death, a long simmering civil negligence case is inching toward a trial this fall.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

Hutchins was conversing with Baldwin to set up a camera angle that Hutchins wanted to depict: a close-up image of the barrel of Baldwin’s revolver.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

A few days later, I received a different kind of bombshell, this time a call from the clerk's office in Baldwin County.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson