William Hoover (Noun)
Meaning
United States industrialist who manufactured vacuum cleaners (1849-1932).
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- William Hoover went on to develop a more portable vacuum cleaner powered by an electric motor in 1908.
- In 1908, James Murray Spangler invented the first upright vacuum cleaner and then sold the rights to his cousin William Hoover.
- William Hoover brought the innovation to a wider public and launched the Hoover Company that bore his name.
- The company continued to thrive even after William Hoover stepped back in 1932, remaining a major competitor in the vacuum cleaner market.
- The vacuum cleaner became an indispensable tool for every household, and this man, William Hoover, made it all possible.