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Walter

American  
[vahl-ter, wawl-ter] / ˈvɑl tər, ˈwɔl tər /

noun

  1. Bruno Bruno Schlesinger, 1876–1962, German opera and symphony conductor, in U.S. after 1939.

  2. Thomas Ustick 1804–87, U.S. architect.

  3. a male given name.


Walter British  

noun

  1. Bruno (ˈbruːno), real name Bruno Walter Schlesinger. 1876–1962, US conductor, born in Germany: famous for his performances of Haydn, Mozart, and Mahler

  2. John . 1739–1812, English publisher; founded The Daily Universal Register (1785), which in 1788 became The Times

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Walter’s company has denied wrongdoing, and neither Walter nor his businesses have been charged with a crime.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

US actor RJ Mitte, best known for his role as Walter 'Flynn' White Jr in Breaking Bad, has died aged 34.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

Edgeworth was the most commercially successful novelist of her era until Walter Scott.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

RJ Mitte was best known for playing Walter White's defiant son on the Emmy-winning drama Breaking Bad.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

“Dad, you’re all mixed up. That didn’t happen to Henry. That was Hugh’s old friend Walter Ballantine.”

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

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