Joseph Louis Barrow

Joseph Louis Barrow
noun
United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion for 12 years (1914-1981)
Syn: ↑Louis, ↑Joe Louis
Instance Hypernyms: ↑prizefighter, ↑gladiator

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  • Louis — Louis1 [lo͞o′is] n. [Fr < OFr Loeis; prob. via ML Ludovicus < OHG Hludowig < Gmc base * hluda , famous (< base of LOUD) + * wiga , war, hence, lit., famous in war; in the form Lewis, sometimes an adaptation of Welsh Llewelyn] a… …   English World dictionary

  • Louis — /looh is/ or, for 2, /looh ee/, n. 1. Joe (Joseph Louis Barrow), 1914 81, U.S. boxer: world heavyweight champion 1937 49. 2. a male given name: from a Germanic word meaning loud battle. * * * (as used in expressions) Henry Louis Aaron Agassiz… …   Universalium

  • Joseph — /joh zeuhf, seuhf/, n. 1. Jacob s eleventh son, the first of Jacob and his second wife, Rachel: sold into slavery by his brothers. Gen. 30:22 24; 37. 2. the husband of Mary who was the mother of Jesus. Matt. 1:16 25. 3. (Hinmaton yalaktit), c1840 …   Universalium

  • louis — /looh ee/; Fr. /lwee/, n., pl. louis /looh eez/; Fr. /lwee/. See louis d or. [1680 90] * * * (as used in expressions) Henry Louis Aaron Agassiz Jean Louis Rodolphe Aragon Louis Louis Andrieux Armstrong Louis Barrault Jean Louis Barthou Jean Louis …   Universalium

  • Louis, Joe — in full Joseph Louis Barrow born May 13, 1914, Lafayette, Ala., U.S. died April 12, 1981, Las Vegas, Nev. U.S. boxer. Louis was born into a sharecropper s family and only began boxing after the family moved to Detroit. He won the U.S. Amateur… …   Universalium

  • Joseph — (as used in expressions) Abbot, Sir John (Joseph Caldwell) Addison, Joseph Akiba ben Joseph Jacques Joseph Ahearn Arrow, Kenneth J(oseph) Abba Mari ben Moses ben Joseph Banks, Sir Joseph Belloc, (Joseph Pierre) Hilaire Berrigan, Daniel (Joseph) y …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Louis, Joe — ► (1914 81) Sobrenombre de Joe Louis Barrow, boxeador estadounidense. Fue campeón del mundo de todas las categorías en 1937 49. * * * p. ext. Joseph Louis Barrow (13 may. 1914, Lafayette, Ala., EE.UU.–12 abr. 1981, Las Vegas, Nev.). Boxeador… …   Enciclopedia Universal

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