OTIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Otis mean? 

• OTIS (noun)
  The noun OTIS has 2 senses:

1. United States inventor who manufactured the first elevator with a safety device (1811-1861)

2. type genus of the Otididae: European bustard

  Familiarity information: OTIS used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• OTIS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

United States inventor who manufactured the first elevator with a safety device (1811-1861)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Elisha Graves Otis; Otis

Instance hypernyms:

industrialist (someone who manages or has significant financial interest in an industrial enterprise)

artificer; discoverer; inventor (someone who is the first to think of or make something)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Type genus of the Otididae: European bustard

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Otis; Otis

Hypernyms ("Otis" is a kind of...):

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "Otis"):

great bustard; Otis tarda (largest European land bird)

Holonyms ("Otis" is a member of...):

family Otididae; Otididae (bustards)

 Context examples 

Little Otis’ eyes grew wide, and it was easy to see that Otis was thrilled and would never forget this encounter.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

Chrissie told Santa that Otis sent Santa a letter, and Santa said he got it and is saving it.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

Santa smiled, nodded and responded confidently, looking at Otis, “I know this is Otis! Hello!”

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

When it was finally Otis’ turn to see Santa, my daughter, Chrissie, holding Otis’ hand, said to Santa, “This is Otis.”

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

I am definitely coming along to watch Otis see Santa this year now that he is three-and-a-half—our appointment is for December 8.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

Last year I accompanied my daughter Chrissie, her husband, Leo (yes, that is his real name and he is a Leo), and their little two-and-a-half year old boy, Otis, when they went to Macy’s to see Santa in his Wonderland Workshop.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)