Whitman

American  

[hwit-muhn, wit-] / ˈʰwɪt mən, ˈwɪt- /

noun

1. Marcus, 1802–47, U.S. missionary and pioneer.

2. Walt(er), 1819–92, U.S. poet.

3. a city in SE Massachusetts.

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Whitman British  

/ ˈwɪtmən /

noun

1. Walt ( er ). 1819–92, US poet, whose life's work is collected in Leaves of Grass (1855 and subsequent enlarged editions). His poems celebrate existence and the multiple elements that make up a democratic society

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Example Sentences

Past Republican candidates, including businessman John Cox in 2018 and former eBay CEO Meg Whitman in 2010, have self-financed their campaigns with their vast fortunes.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

In the 2010 governor’s race, Whitman spent $144 million of her wealth on an unsuccessful campaign, which set a record for statewide campaign spending in the nation until Democrat J.B.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

Walt Whitman wrote that he heard America singing in the carols of mechanics, carpenters, and shoemakers building our country.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

EBay emerged from the bursting of the dot-com bubble in the early 2000s largely unscathed, prompting then-CEO Meg Whitman to remark that “eBay is to some extent recession-proof.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

“On what part, Dr. Whitman? The butt end? The hook?”

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson