otis

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Definition of otis in English Turkish dictionary

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English - English

Definition of otis in English English dictionary

A male given name, transferred from the surname

A surname, notably of the American revolutionary hero James Otis

American Revolutionary politician and publicist whose speeches and pamphlets influenced American sentiment against the British. Howard Oliver Otis Otis Harrison Gray Otis James Skinner Cornelia Otis Warren Mercy Otis Mercy Otis

{i} male first name; family name; Elisha Graves Otis (1811-1861) American inventor, designer of the first elevator

transferred use of the surname

type genus of the Otididae: European bustard United States inventor who manufactured the first elevator with a safety device (1811-1861)

United States inventor who manufactured the first elevator with a safety device (1811-1861)

A genus of birds including the bustards

type genus of the Otididae: European bustard

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Otis Redding

a US soul singer and songwriter, who died in a plane crash. His songs include My Girl and (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay (1941-67)

Otis Redding

(1941-1967) American soul songwriter and musician

Cornelia Otis Skinner

born May 30, 1901, Chicago, Ill., U.S. died July 9, 1979, New York, N.Y. U.S. actress and writer. She made her stage debut in Blood and Sand (1921) with her actor-father, Otis Skinner, who also collaborated on her first play, Captain Fury (1925). In the 1930s she wrote and staged monodramas, including The Wives of Henry VIII and The Loves of Charles II. She won acclaim in such plays as Candida (1939), Lady Windermere's Fan (1946), and The Pleasure of His Company (1958), which she wrote with Samuel Taylor. She also cowrote the best-seller Our Hearts Were Young and Gay (1942)

Harrison Gray Otis

born Oct. 8, 1765, Boston, Mass. died Oct. 28, 1848, Boston, Mass., U.S. U.S. politician. A nephew of James Otis, he practiced law and served in the Massachusetts legislature (1796-97, 1802-05), the U.S. House of Representatives (1797-1801), the state senate (1805-13, 1814-17), and the U.S. Senate (1817-22). He was later mayor of Boston (1829-32). A Federalist, he opposed the War of 1812 and was a leader of the Hartford Convention

James Otis

born Feb. 5, 1725, West Barnstable, Mass. died May 23, 1783, Andover, Mass., U.S. American Revolutionary statesman. He argued before the colonial court against the British-imposed writs of assistance (1761), reportedly stating "Taxation without representation is tyranny." He served in the provincial legislature (1761-69) and was a leading opponent, along with Samuel Adams, of the Stamp Act. He wrote political pamphlets upholding the colonists' cause, including The Rights of the British Colonies Asserted and Proved (1764). Struck on the head in a scuffle with a British official in 1769, he later became mentally unbalanced

Mercy Otis Warren

orig. Mercy Otis born Sept. 25, 1728, Barnstable, Mass. died Oct. 19, 1814, Plymouth, Mass., U.S. U.S. poet, dramatist, and historian. The sister of James Otis, she received no formal education but nevertheless became a woman of letters and a friend and correspondent of leading political figures. She commented on the issues of the day in political satires, plays, and pamphlets. Though a defender of the American Revolution, she opposed the Constitution, arguing that power should rest with the states. Her most significant work, History of the Rise, Progress, and Termination of the American Revolution (3 vol., 1805), covered the period from 1765 to 1800

Oliver Otis Howard

born Nov. 8, 1830, Leeds, Maine, U.S. died Oct. 26, 1909, Burlington, Vt. U.S. Army officer. He graduated from West Point and served in the American Civil War as a major general of Maine volunteers, fighting at Bull Run, Antietam, Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg. He commanded the Army of the Tennessee (1864) and marched with William T. Sherman through Georgia. During Reconstruction he was named commissioner of the Freedmen's Bureau. He helped found Howard University (1867), which was named in his honour, and served as its president (1869-74). He resigned to return to military service, fighting against the Indians (1877) and later serving as superintendent at West Point (1880-82)

Hyphenation

O·tis

Turkish pronunciation

ōtîs

Pronunciation

/ˈōtəs/ /ˈoʊtɪs/

Etymology

() A patronymic surname derived from Middle English genitive case of the Germanic given name Ote, Ode, cognate to modern Otto.