Delamater

[ del-uh-mah-ter, del-uh-mah-ter ]

/ ˈdɛl əˌmɑ tər, ˌdɛl əˈmɑ tər /

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Cornelius Henry, 1821–89, U.S. mechanical engineer and shipbuilder.

QUIZZES

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Question 1 of 7

Choose the sentence that uses "rent" correctly.

He writes from the Delamater Apartments, where he lives, to tell me so.
Average Jones|Samuel Hopkins Adams
Admit only Mr. Delamater and no one else unless he vouches for them.
Astounding Stories of Super-Science January 1931|Various
Another picture of an eye, said Delamater aloud, and read: Warning.
Astounding Stories of Super-Science January 1931|Various
Dr. Delamater was then, as ever since, an active philanthropist.
Cleveland Past and Present|Maurice Joblin

John Delamater, while a boy, was destined to be a farmer, on the soil where he was born.
Cleveland Past and Present|Maurice Joblin