Welles

American  

[welz] / wɛlz /

noun

1. (George) Orson, 1915–85, U.S. actor, director, and producer.

2. Gideon, 1802–78, U.S. journalist, legislator, and government official: Secretary of the Navy 1861–69.

3. Sumner, 1892–1961, U.S. diplomat and government official.

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Welles British  

/ wɛlz /

noun

1. ( George ) Orson (ˈɔːs ^ə n). 1915–85, US film director, actor, producer, and screenwriter. His Citizen Kane (1941) and The Magnificent Ambersons (1942) are regarded as film classics

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Example Sentences

Party strategist Caroline Welles, who works to elect first-time Democratic women to state legislatures, said the 13-point swing from 2024 margins across special elections is "reason for us to feel bullish."

From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026

Goodman, Jason Isbell, Rhiannon Giddens and Jesse Welles have written and sung truth to power.

From Salon • Jan. 1, 2026

Orson Welles didn’t shun technology in “Citizen Kane”; he pioneered deep-focus cinematography, added ceilings to sets for unprecedented angles, manipulated lighting for psychological texture, and cut time with “lightning mixes” that astonished audiences.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 10, 2025

Jaglom was a mentee and close confidant of acclaimed filmmaker and actor Orson Welles, whose farewell performance came in Jaglom’s 1987 comedy “Someone to Love,” which screened at the Cannes Film Festival.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 25, 2025

Without guards or army escort, despite the danger that might still lurk in Washington, Stanton and Welles rode in a carriage to Ford’s Theatre.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson