Auster

[ aw-ster ]

noun

, Literary.

1. the south wind personified.

Auster

/ ˈɔːstə /

noun

1. poetic.
   the south wind

Word History and Origins

Origin of Auster¹

1325–75; Middle English < Latin

Word History and Origins

Origin of Auster¹

C14: Latin

Example Sentences

Downey’s McNeal has the chiseled masculine swagger of such writers as Richard Ford and Paul Auster.

From Los Angeles Times

“Baseball is a universe as large as life itself, and therefore all things in life, whether good or bad, whether tragic or comic, fall within its domain,” novelist Paul Auster once wrote.

From Seattle Times

Other references include the parallel realities in Paul Auster’s fiction and the enigmas of “Last Year at Marienbad,” an Alain Resnais film from the early 1960s in which characters explore palatial spaces and contemplate the past.

From New York Times

Read: A guide to Paul Auster’s best books, plus an appraisal of his work.

From New York Times

Lives lived: Paul Auster, the American author lauded for works like “The New York Trilogy,” died at 77.

From New York Times