Munro

[ muhn-roh ]

noun

1. Alice (Laid·law) [leyd, -law], born 1931, Canadian short-story writer.
2. H(ector) H(ugh) Saki, 1870–1916, Scottish novelist and short-story writer, born in Myanmar (Burma).

Munro

¹

/ mʌnˈrəʊ /

noun

1. mountaineering any separate mountain peak over 3000 feet high: originally used of Scotland only but now sometimes extended to other parts of the British Isles

Munro

²

/ mʌnˈrəʊ /

noun

1. MunroAlice1931FCanadianWRITING: short-story writer Alice, original name Alice Laidlaw. born 1931, Canadian short-story writer; her books include Lives of Girls and Women (1971), The Moons of Jupiter (1982), and The Love of a Good Woman (1999); winner of the Booker international prize (2009) for a lifetime body of work
2. MunroH(ector) H(ugh)18701916MScottishWRITING: short-story writer H ( ector ) H ( ugh ), pen name Saki. 1870–1916, Scottish author, born in Burma (now Myanmar), noted for his collections of satirical short stories, such as Reginald (1904) and Beasts and Superbeasts (1914)

Word History and Origins

Origin of Munro¹

C20: named after Hugh Thomas Munro (1856–1919), who published a list of these in 1891

Example Sentences

Mr Munro said the installation, which runs off green power, was "for everybody".

From BBC

Mr Munro, from Cleveland, Ohio, said he was more worried about what he described as a "bigger threat" – the policies of Republican nominee Donald Trump.

From BBC

Ms. Munro and her work have long been covered by The Times.

From New York Times

Alice Munro, who won the Nobel Prize in Literature on Thursday, lives a quiet life in a small town in Ontario, Canada.

From Los Angeles Times

Munro wrote short stories for more than 60 years, often focusing on life in rural Canada.

From BBC