Burnett

[ ber-net ]

noun

1. Frances Hodg·son [hoj, -s, uh, n], 1849–1924, U.S. novelist, born in England.

Burnett

/ bɜːˈnɛt /

noun

1. BurnettFrances Hodgson18491924MUSEnglishWRITING: novelist Frances Hodgson (ˈhɒdʒsən). 1849–1924, US novelist, born in England; author of Little Lord Fauntleroy (1886) and The Secret Garden (1911)

Example Sentences

Davis will be joined by the winner of the Carol Burnett Award honoring television achievements, which has yet to be announced.

From Los Angeles Times

CNN anchor Erin Burnett on Wednesday night described all this as “an unprecedented shift in American politics.”

From Los Angeles Times

“We testified at city hall. We tried so hard to push our representatives, and this is the problem,” says Lily Burnett, who lives in the district and whose child will attend these schools.

From Salon

In the channel's "Election Day in America," coverage will also be joined by Wolf Blitzer and Erin Burnett.

From Salon

That's a view echoed by Robert Burnett, one of Bob's pals back in the coffee room.

From BBC