Traven

American  

[trey-vuhn] / ˈtreɪ vən /

noun

1. B. Berick Traven Torsvan, 1890–1969, U.S.-born novelist in Mexico.

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Traven British  

/ ˈtrɑːvən /

noun

1. B ( en ), original name Albert Otto Max Feige . ?1882–1969, US novelist, born in Germany and living in Mexico from 1920, who kept his identity secret. His novels, originally written in German, include The Treasure of Sierra Madre (1934)

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Example Sentences

Sterling Traven, 29, was charged Tuesday with two counts of second-degree murder and single counts of premeditated first-degree murder and first-degree assault in the Sunday attack, which killed a guest and two of his housemates, according to charging papers.

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Traven and his housemates lived at Oxford House Central Valley, one of approximately 300 such self-run and self-supported addiction recovery houses statewide, according to Oxford House’s website and the organization’s attorney.

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Traven later told detectives he grabbed a knife from the kitchen and confronted his roommate, who he claimed was surveilling and recording him without his consent, according to charging papers.

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Traven, a former Bellevue resident, was arrested outside the house he shared with eight other men recovering from drug addiction, court records show.

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Authorities responded to the home Sunday night after two of Traven’s housemates called 911 to report he’d stabbed multiple people with a kitchen knife, the charges say.

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