Sholes

American  

[shohlz] / ʃoʊlz /

noun

1. Christopher Latham 1819–90, U.S. inventor of the typewriter.

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Sholes British  

/ ʃəʊlz /

noun

1. Christopher Latham. 1819–90, US inventor, who invented (1868) the typewriter and sold the patent to the Remington company (1873)

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Sholes

“Markets ‘moved on’ from the war and oil prices when gas prices stopped going up,” Esther Sholes, senior macro analyst at Take Profit Trader, and former portfolio manager at Millennium Investment Management, told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 24, 2026

Starting in 1943, veteran producers such as Simon, Steve Sholes and Morty Palitz supervised dozens of sessions resulting in thousands of songs pressed on special singles for the exclusive enjoyment of servicemen.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 26, 2026

Washelli does display some historical artifacts in its main office – an old horseshoe found on the property, for example – but Sholes knows that displaying a war trophy could be awkward.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 12, 2022

While continuing to play music at night, she worked as a secretary to producers Steve Sholes and Herman Diaz Jr. in the A&R department.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 12, 2021

I might not be able to write such delectable gup as Mr. Sholes, but I could write gup good enough to make that fellow in the shop trust me for a six-guinea suit.

From Leaves in the Wind by Gardiner, A. G. (Alfred George)