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

Susanna and Grace bond while singing a gentle duet about former patients Robert Lowell and Sylvia Plath.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Someone is going to learn about Lowell George, the Osborne Brothers, or Hoagy Carmichael through these posts.

From Salon • May 12, 2026

The chain boasts a favorability rating of 78%, 26 points higher than Patriots legend Tom Brady, according to a 2022 survey by the University of Massachusetts, Lowell.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

Lowell, which requires students to apply for admission, is routinely ranked among the highest-performing public high schools in California, according to U.S.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026

Soon every student found a message slid under his door, containing an appeal from Harvard’s president, Abbott Lowell, for men to volunteer to help ease the crisis brought about by the police strike.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler