Schmidt

American  

[shmit] / ʃmɪt /

noun

1. Helmut (Heinrich Waldemar) 1918–2015, West German political leader: chancellor 1974–82.

2. Michael Jack Mike, born 1949, U.S. baseball player.

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Schmidt British  

/ ʃmɪt /

noun

1. Helmut ( Heinrich Waldemar ) (ˈhɛlmuːt). born 1918, German Social Democrat statesman; chancellor of West Germany (1974–82)

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Example Sentences

In Beijing, meanwhile, there was a palpable optimism, says Selina Xu, a researcher who works on China AI policy in the office of former Google boss Eric Schmidt.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

An attorney for Meta, Paul Schmidt, noted that none of the therapists who testified had identified social media as the cause of Kaley's troubles.

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

U.S. officials said that additional systems will be provided by the U.S. company that produces them, Perennial Autonomy, in which billionaire Eric Schmidt is an investor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 2026

The company and Schmidt were accused of violating the California Comprehensive Computer Data Access and Fraud Act and other state laws.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

“Technically, Hawaii wasn’t US soil. It didn’t become a state until 1959. But, yes”—Mr. Schmidt stops writing—“the attack led to America’s entry into the war.”

From "Towers Falling" by Jewell Parker Rhodes