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THURBER
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• THURBER (noun)
The noun THURBER has 1 sense:
1. United States humorist and cartoonist who published collections of essays and stories (1894-1961)
Familiarity information: THURBER used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
United States humorist and cartoonist who published collections of essays and stories (1894-1961)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
James Grover Thurber; James Thurber; Thurber
Instance hypernyms:
cartoonist (a person who draws cartoons)
humorist; humourist (someone who acts speaks or writes in an amusing way)
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"Haste makes waste." (American proverb)
"One who scorns is one who buys." (Corsican proverb)