Oates

American  

[ohts] / oʊts /

noun

1. Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.

2. Titus, 1649–1705, English conspirator and Anglican priest: instigator of the Popish Plot scare.

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Oates British  

/ əʊts /

noun

1. Captain Lawrence Edward Grace . 1880–1912, English explorer. He died on Scott's second Antarctic expedition

2. Titus. (ˈtaɪtəs). 1649–1705, English conspirator. He fabricated the Popish Plot (1678), a supposed Catholic conspiracy to kill Charles II, burn London, and massacre Protestants. His perjury caused the execution of many innocent Catholics

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Example Sentences

Dave Oates, spokesman for mall owners IPG Business Group, said in an Instagram post said that the operators are “thrilled to announce the reopening of the mall.”

From Los Angeles Times

John Oates, known as Harry, was jogging along a public footpath in Cumbria when he came into contact with a low-hanging live cable.

From BBC

Other novels have come before — Joyce Carol Oates’ memorable if wildly fictionalized “Blonde,” for example — not to mention the avalanche of nonfiction that has been written since Marilyn burst onto the scene.

From Los Angeles Times

Martin and Joyce Carol Oates “quarantine” themselves so other voices don’t creep into their work, as was the case with McCarthy and J.D.

From Los Angeles Times

“I think I’m gonna do another Hall and Oates song,” he says.

From The Wall Street Journal