Lowell

[loh-uhl]

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.”

Lowell

/ 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)

Example Sentences

John Lowell Burton, born in Cincinnati in 1932, was the youngest of three brothers.

From Los Angeles Times

Cook’s firing is legally dubious, and her attorney, Abbe Lowell, said in a statement that Cook plans on suing the administration while continuing to perform her duties for the Fed.

From Los Angeles Times

She has retained prominent defense attorney Abbe Lowell and vowed to keep carrying out her duties, with her current term lasting until 2038.

From Salon

Her attorney, Abbe Lowell, pledged to “take whatever actions are needed to prevent his attempted illegal action.”

From Salon

A disillusioned, admittedly misanthropic Boston Brahmin, Lowell came to see himself as a scientist with the soul of a poet, or a poet with scientific instincts.

From Los Angeles Times