Lowell

American  

[loh-uhl] / ˈloʊ əl /

noun

1. Abbott Lawrence 1856–1943, political scientist and educator: president of Harvard University 1909–33.

2. his sister Amy, 1874–1925, U.S. poet and critic.

3. James Russell, 1819–91, U.S. poet, essayist, and diplomat.

4. Percival, 1855–1916, U.S. astronomer and author (brother of Abbott Lawrence Lowell and Amy Lowell).

5. Robert, 1917–77, U.S. poet.

6. a city in NE Massachusetts, on the Merrimack River.

7. a male given name: from a Germanic word meaning “little wolf.”

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Lowell British  

/ ˈləʊəl /

noun

1. Amy ( Lawrence ). 1874–1925, US imagist poet and critic

2. James Russell. 1819–91, US poet, essayist, and diplomat, noted for his series of poems in Yankee dialect, Biglow Papers (1848; 1867)

3. Robert ( Traill Spence ). 1917–77, US poet. His volumes of verse include Lord Weary's Castle (1946), Life Studies (1959), For the Union Dead (1964), and a book of free translations of European poems, Imitations (1961)

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Example Sentences

The Boston Associates built Lowell, Mass., in 1822, creating a distinctly American industrialization.

From The Wall Street Journal

And a few weeks ago, Mr. Lowell also folded, settling a defamation case the pair had brought against him, which was dismissed but which the whistleblowers could appeal.

From The Wall Street Journal

The lawyer, Abbe Lowell, said other recent conduct by Pulte, who is director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, “undercut his criminal referrals concerning Governor Cook.”

From The Wall Street Journal

His lawyer, Abbe Lowell, said the charges stemmed from diary entries kept by Bolton over his 45-year career in public service.

From BBC

Abbe Lowell, a lawyer for James, has called the mortgage-fraud investigation political retribution.

From The Wall Street Journal