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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“I felt,” Whitman later wrote, “the clear and unmistakable conviction to disobey all, and pursue my own way.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

Walt Whitman, who wrote this entire country into being in the first person, and signed his love letters to another man with a kiss.

From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2026

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

“We woke up one day,” said Whitman, “and found out that 20 percent of the people on eBay were saying, 'I accept PayPal, please pay me that way.’

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman