Os ‧ wald, Lee Harvey /ˈɒzwəld $ ˈɑːz-/ BrE AmE
(1939–63) the man who was believed by the police to have shot and killed the US President John F. Kennedy in 1963. Two days after the President's death, Oswald was shot and killed by Jack Ruby. Many people believe that Oswald was not the real killer.