| English Dictionary |
ALEX HALEY
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
| IPA (US): |  |
• ALEX HALEY (noun)
The noun ALEX HALEY has 1 sense:
1. United States writer and Afro-American who wrote a fictionalized account of tracing his family roots back to Africa (1921-1992)
Familiarity information: ALEX HALEY used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
United States writer and Afro-American who wrote a fictionalized account of tracing his family roots back to Africa (1921-1992)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Alex Haley; Haley
Instance hypernyms:
author; writer (writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay))
| Learn English with... Proverbs |
"Measure twice, cut once." (English proverb)
"Even the water gets stale if it does not flow." (Albanian proverb)
"I'm up to it and to any great thing." (Arabic proverb)
"Gentle doctors cause smelly wounds." (Dutch proverb)
"Even the water gets stale if it does not flow." (Albanian proverb)
"I'm up to it and to any great thing." (Arabic proverb)
"Gentle doctors cause smelly wounds." (Dutch proverb)