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    Joe Joseph Louis Barrow, 1914–81, U.S. boxer: world heavyweight champion 1937–49.

louis

1 American  
[loo-ee, lwee] / ˈlu i, lwi /

noun

louis plural
  1. louis d'or.


Louis 2 American  
[loo-is, loo-ee] / ˈlu ɪs, ˈlu i /

noun

  1. Joe Joseph Louis Barrow, 1914–81, U.S. boxer: world heavyweight champion 1937–49.

  2. a male given name: from a Germanic word meaning “loud battle.”


Louis 1 British  
/ ˈluːɪs /

noun

  1. Joe, real name Joseph Louis Barrow, nicknamed the Brown Bomber. 1914–81, US boxer; world heavyweight champion (1937–49)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

louis 2 British  
/ ˈluːɪ, lwi /

noun

  1. short for louis d'or

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of louis

First recorded in 1680–90

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One X user wrote they were “glad that olivia rodrigo and louis partridge are finally dating people their age and not weirdos in their late twenties who think it’s okay to date teens.”

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 15, 2023

And if you’re a sauce enthusiast like me, don’t forget to ask for extra sauce louis — think remoulade without the spicy kick.

From Seattle Times Oct. 6, 2021

The entire stl area was gonna pay for the stadium not just the city of st. louis.

From New York Times Jan. 15, 2016

France fenelon les aventures de telemaque dixyvix in the original it was written specifically for the son of louis XIV, as a text in kingship.

From The Guardian Mar. 28, 2011

This being agreed to, Dujarier threw down twenty-five louis, De Beauvallon five and a half.

From Lola Montez An Adventuress of the 'Forties by d'Auvergne, Edmund B.

The performance of the group, whose brands include Louis Vuitton, Dior, Celine and Hennessy, could be a sign that the struggling luxury sector is starting to turn the corner.

From Barron's Jul. 27, 2026

Recorded in front of a live audience for NVTV, the 45-minute show featured music and interviews with guests from the world of music, entertainment and showbiz including Boyzone's Keith Duffy, Louis Walsh and Brian Kennedy.

From BBC Jul. 26, 2026

He’s no longer involved in that business but runs a pizza truck with Avalou’s Italian Pizza founder and Long Beach resident Louis Lombardi.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 25, 2026

Ryan Kerner, an attorney from St. Louis, Mo., was puzzled and delighted when he saw groups of Bald-Es near Hyde Park on the day of the concert.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

So when a well-dressed, middle-aged painter named Louis Béroud asked Brigadier Paupardin where the Mona Lisa had gone, the guard knew who to blame.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day

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