Russ
noun
a Russian.
Russ
1 American
[ruhs]
/ rʌs /
Russ
2
American
[roos]
/ rʊs /
noun
Russ
3
American
Or
Russ.
Russ
1
British
/ rʌs /
noun
RUSS
2
British
abbreviation
Russ.
3
British
abbreviation
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of Russ
From French russe, German Russe or Dutch rus, all ultimately from Old Russian Rusĭ the common East Slavic name for the East Slavic-speaking lands and peoples before c1500
Example Sentences
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Russ Hoffman of Santa Clarita, a season-ticket holder for 40 years, agrees.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
Chief executive Matt Boles said he wanted to make it "categorically clear" communication over potential deals had not been from manager Russ Wilcox or on behalf of the club.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
The fights between states and the wealthy are playing out in an increasing number of residency audits, said Timothy Noonan, a lawyer who leads a tax residency practice at Hodgson Russ in New York City.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026
Today he is helping Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought reshape the federal bureaucracy.
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026
Russ sits in the bleachers while Erin and I shoot our patterns, practice free throws, and do our sprints.
From "Boy21" by Matthew Quick
“Listen, I want to help AD. I want to help Russ. AD wants to help me, help Russ and Russ wants to help us,” James said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 9, 2022
“That’s great on game day. The way he communicates on the sideline is always positive, just like Russ. So, I mean, they’re a perfect match for each other.”
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 12, 2021
“I’m not Gilbert, John or Russ. Those are all dudes with very interesting personalities,” Dinwiddie said Monday.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 9, 2021
“Right from the beginning, I was talking to Russ. We spent hours on the phone over this offseason talking, and we worked at stuff and understood the topics and the subjects,” Carroll said.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 28, 2021
Dad returns and says, “Coach is coming to pick up Russ. You two can wait out front if you want to talk. But I need to go to work now.”
From "Boy21" by Matthew Quick
What the author gets at in every example, from Kokopelli petroglyphs to fragile jade flutes and the lush sets and experimental sounds of Serge Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes, is a common longing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026
This collection’s pink and white aquarelle palette evoked the vibrant style of the Ballets Russes as envisioned by Léon Bakst and Sergei Diaghilev.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 23, 2024
They are such a contrast and yet both paintings are depictions of the same woman, Pablo Picasso's first wife, Olga Khokhlova, a Ukrainian ballerina who danced with the Ballets Russes.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2023
Inspired by the original 1910 Ballets Russes production choreographed by Michel Fokine and based on a Russian folk tale, the Dance Theater of Harlem version transposed the story to a tropical setting.
From New York Times ● Oct. 8, 2022
Stravinsky had mischievous fun pillaging music’s dusty back catalogue with the ballet Pulcinella for Diaghilev's Ballets Russes company in 1920.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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