Otis
Americannoun
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Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
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Harrison Gray, 1837–1917, U.S. army officer and newspaper publisher.
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James, 1725–83, American lawyer and public official who is supposed to have first used the phrase “Taxation without representation” (brother of Mercy Otis Warren).
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a male given name.
Example Sentences
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Whatever you spend on Otis per year now, it will likely double in his senior years.
From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026
In the 1850s, Elisha Otis consulted with showman P.T.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026
Spice and seasoning maker McCormick, web-hosting company GoDaddy, elevator company Otis Worldwide, water technology pure-play Veralto, and fintech provider Broadridge Financial Solutions also recorded their worst ever quarters.
From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026
Amaral studies complex social systems and serves as the Erastus Otis Haven Professor and professor of engineering sciences and applied mathematics at Northwestern's McCormick School of Engineering.
From Science Daily • Mar. 7, 2026
Across the room, the pile of rubble shifted, and Otis busted out.
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
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