Pitt

[ pit ]

noun

1. William, 1st Earl of Chatham, 1708–78, British statesman.
2. his son William, 1759–1806, British statesman: prime minister 1783–1801, 1804–06.

Pitt

/ pɪt /

noun

1. PittBrad1963MUSFILMS AND TV: actor William Bradley , born 1963, US actor; his films include Thelma and Louise (1991), Interview with the Vampire (1994), Fight Club (1999), Babel (2006), and Moneyball (2011)
2. PittWilliam, 1st Earl of Chatham17081778MBritishPOLITICS: statesman William, known as Pitt the Elder, 1st Earl of Chatham. 1708–78, British statesman. He was first minister (1756–57; 1757–61; 1766–68) and achieved British victory in the Seven Years' War (1756–63)
3. PittWilliam17591806MBritishPOLITICS: statesmanPOLITICS: prime minister his son William, known as Pitt the Younger. 1759–1806, British statesman. As prime minister (1783–1801; 1804–06), he carried through important fiscal and tariff reforms. From 1793, his attention was focused on the wars with revolutionary and Napoleonic France

Example Sentences

Laura Van Broekhoven, who is the director of the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford, said she was "outraged" at the auction and praised the decision to remove the remains from sale.

From BBC

“He IS more Hollywood than any celebrity — the Brad Pitt of the cougar world. But did Brad actually sleep under the Hollywood sign at night?”

From Los Angeles Times

Laura Van Broekhoven, who is the director of the Pitt Rivers Museum, in Oxford, said she was "outraged" at the auction, and praised the decision to remove the remains from sale.

From BBC

Still, what Clooney and Pitt ultimately offer, whether deadpan or with raised voices, bored or engaged, is still above what passes for bunker onscreen charisma these days.

From Los Angeles Times

Clooney noted he and Pitt had even given back of part of their salary to make it happen, and said reports of how much they'd been paid for the film had been wildly over-estimated.

From BBC