Amos Definition & Meaning

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Amos American [ey-muhs] / ˈeɪ məs /

noun

1. 1. a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.

   2. a book of the Bible bearing his name.

2. a first name: from a Hebrew word meaning “burden.”

Amos British / ˈeɪmɒs /

noun

1. a Hebrew prophet of the 8th century bc

2. the book containing his oracles

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“Everybody in the room turns and looks at Rocco when he comes in the room,” said Amos Hostetter Jr., who built one of the largest cable companies in the U.S.,

From The Wall Street Journal

In 1994, Tori Amos’ U.S. video for her piano anthem “Cornflake Girl” presents a coven of quarreling young women driven through the desert in the back of a pickup truck.

From Salon

Nate Amos’s solo project has been putting out music online for more than a decade, and his new studio album is an ideal introduction to his deep catalog.

From The Wall Street Journal

Sinopec last February reached a deal to sell significant Venezuelan assets to a U.S. investor, former Chevron executive Ali Moshiri’s Amos Global Energy Management.

From The Wall Street Journal

The “Amos ’n’ Andy” radio show was so popular that movie theaters scheduled around it and piped the audio in on their speakers.

From The Wall Street Journal

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