O. Henry

[ oh hen-ree ]

noun

1. pen name of William Sydney Porter.

O. Henry

/ əʊ ˈhɛnrɪ /

noun

1. O. Henry18621910MUSWRITING: short-story writer pen name of William Sidney Porter. 1862–1910, US short-story writer. His collections of stories, characterized by his use of caricature and surprising endings, include Cabbages and Kings (1904) and The Four Million (1906)

Henry, O.

1. A twentieth-century American author known for “ The Gift of the Magi ” and other short stories. He specialized in surprise endings. His real name was William Sydney Porter.