louis

¹

[loo-ee, lwee]

noun

plural

louis 

1. louis d'or.

Louis

²

[loo-is, loo-ee]

noun

1. Joe Joseph Louis Barrow, 1914–81, U.S. boxer: world heavyweight champion 1937–49.

2. a male given name: from a Germanic word meaning “loud battle.”

Louis

¹

/ ˈluːɪs /

noun

1. Joe, real name Joseph Louis Barrow, nicknamed the Brown Bomber. 1914–81, US boxer; world heavyweight champion (1937–49)

louis

²

/ ˈluːɪ, lwi /

noun

1. short for louis d'or

Word History and Origins

Origin of Louis¹

First recorded in 1680–90

Example Sentences

Interviews with guests such as actor Robin Williams, comedian Louis C.K., filmmaker Kevin Smith and “Saturday Night Live” creator Lorne Michaels often took place at his Highland Park home.

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"Paramjit Singh is not getting the medical help he needs. He is only getting medical check-ups," his lawyer, Louis Angeles, told the BBC.

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Second choice was James Bullard, who as president of the St. Louis Fed from 2008 until 2023 often challenged the conventional wisdom inside the Fed.

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The Brewers, who had not won a playoff series since 2018, reached their only World Series in 1982, losing to St. Louis.

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The St. Louis Fed’s Alberto Musalem also warned this past week that the Fed should “tread with caution” on rate cuts.

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