Straus

[ strous; German shtrous ]

noun

1. Isidor, 1845–1912, U.S. retail merchant and politician, born in Bavaria: congressman 1894–95 (brother of Nathan and Oscar Solomon Straus).
2. Nathan, 1848–1931, U.S. retail merchant, born in Bavaria.
3. Os·car [os, -ker, aws, -kah, r], 1870–1954, Austrian composer.
4. Oscar Solomon, 1850–1926, U.S. diplomat, jurist, and government official, born in Bavaria: Secretary of Commerce and Labor 1906–09.

Straus

/ straʊs /

noun

1. StrausOscar18701954MFrenchAustrianMUSIC: composer Oscar (ɔskar). 1870–1954, French composer, born in Austria, noted for such operettas as Waltz Dream (1907) and The Chocolate Soldier (1908)

Example Sentences

“A lot of what we do is physical — you get on your knees. And Americans don’t do that,” said Tom Straus, owner of Straus Carpets.

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Her forthcoming book of poems, “With My Back to the World,” will be published in April by Farrar, Straus and Giroux.

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Her forthcoming book of poems, “With My Back to the World,” will be published in April by Farrar, Straus and Giroux.

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By Joan Acocella Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 368 pages, $35 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores.

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By Amitav Ghosh Farrar, Straus and Giroux: 416 pages, $32 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores.

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