Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com
Showing results for Woollcott. Search instead for Wool+comber.

Woollcott

American  
[wool-kuht] / ˈwʊl kət /

noun

  1. Alexander, 1887–1943, U.S. essayist and journalist.


Woollcott British  
/ ˈwʊlkɒt /

noun

  1. Alexander. 1887–1943, US writer and critic. His collected essays include Shouts and Murmurs (1922)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Marx also shares memorable encounters with towering figures of the day, including critic Alexander Woollcott, the wits of the Algonquin Round Table, Howard Hughes and pianist and neurotic wit Oscar Levant.

From Washington Post • Jul. 21, 2022

And the 1940s setting came to her after reading a collection of essays by Alexander Woollcott, a midcentury critic for The New Yorker, in which he profiled a series of prominent actresses.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 4, 2019

Woollcott knew her through Berlin, whose worshipful biography he had written.

From The New Yorker • Feb. 16, 2015

According to the captivating new book “Hello Goodbye Hello” Alexander Woollcott, the writer and Algonquin Circle wit, loved to play a game called Strange Bedfellows.

From New York Times • Aug. 5, 2012

One of us, Mr. Woollcott I think, commented upon the sweep of Mr. Chesterton's fame in the United States.

From Turns about Town by Holliday, Robert Cortes