Woolworth

American

[wool-wurth] / ˈwʊlˌwɜrθ /

noun

Frank Winfield 1852–1919, U.S. merchant.

Woolworth British

/ ˈwʊlwəθ /

noun

Frank Winfield (ˈwɪnˌfiːld). 1852–1919, US merchant; founder of an international chain of department stores selling inexpensive goods

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Woolworth and Paramount Pictures offering relief to the masses.

From Barron's ● May 20, 2026

Frank Winfield Woolworth, founder of the eponymous discount-store empire, commissioned the office building, which could become known as the Cathedral of Commerce.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 20, 2026

In 1960, student sit-ins at the segregated Woolworth lunch counters of Greensboro, N.C., became one of the most famous actions of the civil rights movement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 25, 2024

Woolworth has more than 600 shops, with the majority in Germany but some in Austria and Poland.

From BBC ● Jan. 23, 2024

Say, isn’t that the Woolworth building? 8TH JUROR: That’s right. 12TH JUROR: Funny, I’ve lived here all my life and I’ve never been in it.

From "Twelve Angry Men" by Reginald Rose

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