johann strauss

1. 1.

   Austrian composer and son of Strauss the Elder; composed many famous waltzes and became known as the `waltz king' (1825-1899)

   SynonymsStraussStrauss the Younger

   Broadercomposer
2. 2.

   Austrian composer of waltzes (1804-1849)

   SynonymsStraussStrauss the Elder

   Broadercomposer

Questions about johann strauss

What does johann strauss mean?

johann strauss means "Austrian composer and son of Strauss the Elder; composed many famous waltzes and became known as the `waltz king' (1825-1899)". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for johann strauss?

Close synonyms include Strauss, Strauss the Younger, Strauss, Strauss the Elder. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is johann strauss a common word?

johann strauss is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.