Gould

American  

[goold] / guld /

noun

1. Chester, 1900–85, U.S. cartoonist: creator of the comic strip “Dick Tracy.”

2. Glenn Herbert, 1932–82, Canadian pianist and composer.

3. Jay, 1836–92, U.S. financier.

4. Morton, 1913–1996, U.S. composer and pianist.

5. Stephen Jay, 1941–2002, U.S. paleontologist, biologist, and science writer.

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Gould British  

/ ɡuːld /

noun

1. Benjamin Apthorp. 1824–96, US astronomer: the first to use the telegraph to determine longitudes; founded the Astronomical Journal (1849)

2. Glenn. 1932–82, Canadian pianist

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Gould Scientific  

/ go̅o̅ld /

1. American paleontologist and evolutionary biologist who with Niles Eldredge developed the theory of punctuated equilibrium in 1972. He published numerous books which popularized his sometimes controversial ideas on evolutionary theory among the general public.

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Example Sentences

The new element was that Gould and his associates used it functionally as a holding company—a corporation that exists simply to own other corporations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

The judgement of the likes of ECB chairman Richard Thompson and chief executive Richard Gould will also come into question.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Mr. Gould is alumni and student programs manager at the Acton Institute.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Gould said he expected the views on immigration to skew a bit more toward support for enforcement, given that it’s been roughly nine months since the height of detentions last summer.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

About ten million years ago, the Sun emerged from the Gould Belt complex of the Orion Spiral Arm, which is now a little less than a thousand light-years away.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan