Hellman

American  

[hel-muhn] / ˈhɛl mən /

noun

1. Lillian Florence, 1905–84, U.S. playwright.

---

Hellman British  

/ ˈhɛlmən /

noun

1. Lillian. 1905–84, US dramatist. Her works include the plays The Little Foxes (1939), The Searching Wind (1944), and the autobiographical Scoundrel Time (1976)

---

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

Hellman

A representative for Hellman & Friedman did not immediately return a request for comment.

From MarketWatch ● May 4, 2026

General Atlantic, Blackstone, and Hellman & Friedman are among the private-equity firms in discussions to back the project, people familiar with the matter said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 7, 2026

Blackstone and buyout peers Carlyle Group and Hellman & Friedman acquired Medline about four years ago in a roughly $34 billion deal.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 29, 2026

“Big, industry-wide numbers can feel abstract, but that growth is showing up in tangible ways,” wrote Charlie Hellman, the company’s new head of music.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 28, 2026

Hellman punctured the seal with his fingernail and set the bottle on the floor.

From One Man's Poison by Robert Sheckley