Hellman

American  

[hel-muhn] / ˈhɛl mən /

noun

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

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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)

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Example Sentences

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

From MarketWatch • May 4, 2026

Similarly, Anthropic plans to contribute $200 million of its cash to a joint venture promoting its AI models with several private equity firms—Blackstone, Hellman & Friedman and Permira—aiming to raise about $1 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 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

“AI is being exploited by bad actors to flood streaming services with low-quality slop to game the system and attempt to divert royalties away from authentic artists,” said Hellman.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2026

Hellman fell over a crate, got to his feet and fell again.

From One Man's Poison by Sheckley, Robert