lewis

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun United States rock star singer and pianist (born in 1935)
  2. noun United States athlete who won gold medals at the Olympics for his skill in sprinting and jumping (born in 1961)
  3. noun United States explorer and soldier who lead led an expedition from St. Louis to the mouth of the Columbia River (1774-1809)

Etymology

From Middle English lewis, of uncertain origin. Possibly from Old French lous, plural of lou, loup (“the name of a kind of siege engine”, literally “wolf”); or related to clevis.

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Synonyms

Jerry Lee Lewis

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