Wolfe

American  

[woolf] / wʊlf /

noun

1. Charles, 1791–1823, Irish poet.

2. James, 1727–59, English general.

3. Thomas (Clayton) 1900–38, U.S. novelist.

4. Tom Thomas Kennerly Wolfe, Jr., 1931–2018, U.S. novelist and journalist.

5. a male given name.

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Wolfe British  

/ wʊlf /

noun

1. James. 1727–59, English soldier, who commanded the British capture of Quebec, in which he was killed

2. Thomas ( Clayton ). 1900–38, US novelist, noted for his autobiographical fiction, esp Look Homeward, Angel (1929)

3. Tom, full name Thomas Kennerly Wolfe. born 1931, US author and journalist; his books include The Right Stuff (1979) and the novels Bonfire of the Vanities (1987), and A Man in Full (1998)

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Example Sentences

That can add up to more than $100 in savings, with average summer electricity costs projected at $792, but Wolfe said it is largely dependent on how degraded the AC is.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 29, 2026

A deal with Charter could broaden Starlink’s reach to “tens of millions of homes and public spaces,” while boosting Charter’s fixed broadband offerings, Wolfe Research’s Peter Supino said in a note to clients.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 29, 2026

Target was up 2.8% to $133.32 early Tuesday morning, after Wolfe analyst Spencer Hanus boosted his rating on the shares to Outperform from Peer Perform, establishing a $162 price target, implying more than 20% upside.

From Barron's • Jun. 23, 2026

Wolfe had made a name with his full-throated New Journalism dispatches of the 1960s and ’70s, which adopted the techniques of fiction to describe a postwar world that seemed increasingly outlandish.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026

In search of a better life, the Friedmans moved to the United States when Wolfe was still a baby.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield