/ Dictionary / Index H Hofstadter: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Hof•stadt•er Pronunciation: (hof'stat"ur, -stä"tur), [key] — n. 1916–70, U.S. historian. 1915–90, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1961. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. Hofmannsthal Hofuf Related Content Daily Word Quiz: procrastinate Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language