Whitman

American  

[hwit-muhn, wit-] / ˈʰwɪt mən, ˈwɪt- /

noun

1. Marcus, 1802–47, U.S. missionary and pioneer.

2. Walt(er), 1819–92, U.S. poet.

3. a city in SE Massachusetts.

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Whitman British  

/ ˈwɪtmən /

noun

1. Walt ( er ). 1819–92, US poet, whose life's work is collected in Leaves of Grass (1855 and subsequent enlarged editions). His poems celebrate existence and the multiple elements that make up a democratic society

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Example Sentences

Recent gubernatorial campaigns have been dominated by larger-than-life personalities — global superstar Arnold Schwarzenegger, eBay billionaire Meg Whitman and Jerry Brown, the scion of a storied California political family.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026

About the author: Mike Harris is the founder of Cribstone Strategic Macro and the director of Syracuse University’s Whitman School of Management London program.

From Barron's • Jan. 13, 2026

Mr. Koppl is a professor of finance at Syracuse University’s Whitman School of Management.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 6, 2026

Further commenting on her “very precarious” situation, Shakira noted that she used the works of poet Walt Whitman and singer-songwriters Leonard Cohen and Bob Dylan to refine her English skills.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2025

“Hey, Radar, look up who Walt Whitman was,” Ben said.

From "Paper Towns" by John Green