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

People tend to prioritize utility debt in order to avoid having their power shut off, Wolfe said.

From MarketWatch

Reflecting decades later on New York’s “good buildings,” which he numbered at 42, Tom Wolfe nominated 11 on Park Avenue, indicating the secure status of luxury apartment houses in that part of town.

From The Wall Street Journal

The answer is no, according to Tobin Marcus, head of U.S. policy and politics at Wolfe Research.

From MarketWatch

I thought of the name of Tom Wolfe’s then-recent final novel, “Back to Blood”: The world is going back to something basic, grimy and tribal.

From The Wall Street Journal

Wolfe Research analyst Trevor Allinson said in a report Monday that another “deal announcement will be the next catalyst” for the stock and suggested that the Apollo investment indicates “further progress toward that outcome.”

From Barron's