Roosevelt

American  

[roh-zuh-velt, -vuhlt, rohz-velt, -vuhlt, roo-zuh-velt] / ˈroʊ zəˌvɛlt, -vəlt, ˈroʊz vɛlt, -vəlt, ˈru zəˌvɛlt /

noun

1. (Anna) Eleanor, 1884–1962, U.S. diplomat, author, and lecturer (wife of Franklin Delano Roosevelt).

2. Edith Kermit Carow, 1861–1948, U.S. First Lady 1901–09 (wife of Theodore Roosevelt).

3. Franklin Delano FDR, 1882–1945, 32nd president of the U.S. 1933–45.

4. Theodore TeddyT.R., 1858–1919, 26th president of the U.S. 1901–09: Nobel Peace Prize 1906.

5. Formerly Río da Duvida.  Rio Roosevelt, a river flowing north from western Brazil to the Madeira River. About 400 miles (645 km) long.

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Roosevelt British  

/ ˈrəʊzəˌvɛlt /

noun

1. ( Anna ) Eleanor . 1884–1962, US writer, diplomat, and advocate of liberal causes: delegate to the United Nations (1945–52)

2. her husband, Franklin Delano (ˈdɛləˌnəʊ), known as FDR . 1882–1945, 32nd president of the US (1933–45); elected four times. He instituted major reforms (the New Deal ) to counter the economic crisis of the 1930s and was a forceful leader during World War II

3. Theodore . 1858–1919, 26th president of the US (1901–09). A proponent of extending military power, he won for the US the right to build the Panama Canal (1903). He won the Nobel peace prize (1906), for mediating in the Russo-Japanese war

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Example Sentences

Mahan had no bigger fan than Teddy Roosevelt, who in a review External link for the Atlantic Monthly called Influence “the best and most important” modern book on naval history.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Central Library, the Paramount Pictures lot, the Roosevelt Hotel, the Tam O’Shanter in Atwater Village and the Black Cat in Silver Lake, site of America’s first queer riot, also depicted in the book.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

Later, while the public was somewhat aware that President Franklin D Roosevelt lived with paralysis from polio, the White House downplayed his use of a wheelchair until his death in office in 1945.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

Franklin Roosevelt tied it directly to the war against fascism, and the Cold War challenged Americans to live up to the Declaration’s principles.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

This time, Roosevelt didn’t find it very funny.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple