Hitchcock

[ hich-kok ]

noun

1. Sir Alfred (Joseph), 1899–1980, U.S. film and television director and producer, born in England.
2. Thomas, Jr. Tommy, 1900–44, U.S. polo player.

Hitchcock

/ ˈhɪtʃˌkɒk /

noun

1. HitchcockSir Alfred (Joseph)18991980MEnglishFILMS AND TV: director Sir Alfred ( Joseph ). 1899–1980, English film director, noted for his mastery in creating suspense. His films include The Thirty-Nine Steps (1935), Rebecca (1940), Psycho (1960), and The Birds (1963)

Example Sentences

Hitchcock believed that his audience was predominantly female and sought to make his female characters complex and intriguing.

From Washington Post

Hitchcock found out about the dynasty because he is “terminally online” and saw O’Donnell’s tweets and posts.

From Washington Post

“For people who understand it, it feels like an inside joke or secret they’re a part of,” Hitchcock said.

From Washington Post

Homefield did not have any Western Illinois University merchandise previously, and Hitchcock said the shirt was bought by fans of the school as well.

From Washington Post

“My concerns about the tenor of conversation around the election are impacting that choice, for sure,” said Hitchcock, who teaches AP Government at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Fairfax County, Va.

From Washington Post

To Hitchcock, this is not a sweet wire from an old colleague but a condolence letter on the occasion of his own death.

From The Daily Beast

Hitchcock's going on about English pork butchers and how best to prepare pork cracklings.

From The Daily Beast

Hitchcock's drinking, a problem for some time, got seriously worse.

From The Daily Beast

The whole thing's in Swedish and clearly not to Hitchcock's taste.

From The Daily Beast

Hitchcock nodded and replied, “Call it Prosciutto and change the locale to Italy.”

From The Daily Beast

A few moments afterward he was seen dragging his own trunk ashore, while Mr. Hitchcock finished his story on the boiler deck.

From Project Gutenberg

I'm sorry to say—glad in one sense of course—that Professor Hitchcock will be taking the class again next Friday.

From Project Gutenberg

Professor Hitchcock had, up to that time, observed footprints of thirty species of birds on these surfaces.

From Project Gutenberg

Dr. Hitchcock, in the fulness of his beautiful fame, in the ripeness of his years, confirms the truth of my principles.

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On the subject of exchange, however, I differ from Gen. Hitchcock.

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