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BENCHLEY

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Overview

BENCHLEY (noun)
  The noun BENCHLEY has 1 sense:

1. United States humorist (1889-1945)play

  Familiarity information: BENCHLEY used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


BENCHLEY (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

United States humorist (1889-1945)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Benchley; Robert Benchley; Robert Charles Benchley

Instance hypernyms:

humorist; humourist (someone who acts speaks or writes in an amusing way)

author; writer (writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay))


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