Altman

American  

[awlt-muhn] / ˈɔlt mən /

noun

1. Robert, 1925–2006, U.S. film director, producer, and screenwriter.

2. Sidney, 1939–2022, U.S. biologist, born in Canada: shared Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1989.

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Altman British  

/ ˈɔːltmən /

noun

1. Robert. US film director, 1925–2006; his films include M*A*S*H (1970), Nashville (1975), Short Cuts (1994), and Gosford Park (2001)

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Example Sentences

World, formerly known as Worldcoin, is part of Tools for Humanity, a start-up co-founded and chaired by Sam Altman who is also the head of ChatGPT-maker OpenAI.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

“Am I excited to be a public-company CEO? Zero percent,” Altman said on a podcast in December.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Altman also sought OpenAI backing for Stoke Space, a rocket-maker aiming to challenge Elon Musk’s SpaceX.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

For Helion’s latest funding round, which was expected to reach $1 billion, Altman proposed OpenAI make a roughly $500 million investment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

I took off out the door, leaving it open wide, displaying the wreckage of scattered clothing and footwear I’d left behind in my hurry to catch up to Annie Altman.

From "Winger" by Andrew Smith