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.

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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

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Example Sentences

Beyond parliament, her three sons, Walter, Yosser and Yoswal, known as “Los Chamos”—slang for the kids—started collecting kickbacks by helping businessmen obtain government contracts, according to the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

According to Walter Isaacson's biography of Jobs, Wayne, an engineer at the Atari video game company, was in charge of hardware engineering and documentation in the fledgling business.

From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026

We’ve got to have some parity,” Walter told me.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

You might not expect Dodgers owner Mark Walter to say this:

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Taking this advice, Frederick and Anna moved there, and he changed their last name to Douglass, which came from a famous poem by Walter Scott and was suggested by an abolitionist friend.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis