Gluck

American  

[glook] / glʊk /

noun

1. Alma Reba FiersohnMme. Efrem Zimbalist, 1884–1938, U.S. operatic soprano, born in Romania.

2. Christoph Willibald von 1714–87, German operatic composer.

3. Louise, 1943–2023, U.S. poet: Nobel Prize in Literature 2020.

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Gluck British  

/ ɡlʊk /

noun

1. Christoph Willibald von (ˈkrɪstɔf ˈvɪlibalt fɔn). 1714–87, German composer, esp of operas, including Orfeo ed Euridice (1762) and Alceste (1767)

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Example Sentences

At 38 years old, Jonathan Gluck was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer—and told he might have as little as 18 months to live.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

She wasn’t, Gluck responded, but they did have a 7-month-old.

From Slate • May 2, 2025

In 2003 Jonathan Gluck was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, essentially a bone marrow cancer.

From Slate • May 2, 2025

In an e-mail to The Times, defense attorney Benjamin Gluck said the company “will continue its efforts to be a good neighbor and member of the community.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2025

And there in the doorway were Gluck and Derby and Pilgrim—the childish soldier and the poor old high school teacher and the clown in his toga and silver shoes—staring.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut