Isherwood

American  

[ish-er-wood] / ˈɪʃ ərˌwʊd /

noun

1. Christopher (William Bradshaw) 1904–86, English poet, novelist, and playwright; in the U.S. since 1938.

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Isherwood British  

/ ˈɪshəˌwʊd /

noun

1. Christopher, full name Christopher William Bradshaw-Isherwood. 1904–86, US novelist and dramatist, born in England. His works include the novel Goodbye to Berlin (1939) and three verse plays written in collaboration with W.H. Auden

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Example Sentences

The novelist Christopher Isherwood had a modest inheritance; Gertrude Stein a larger one.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

In the first decade of the 20th century, two brilliant English civilians, Arthur Pollen and Harold Isherwood, invented the world’s first modern gunnery computer to aim the big guns of battleships.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

Yasmin Pettet and Jamie Rhodes finished in third place, while Angel Swift and Ty Isherwood finished in fourth.

From BBC • Aug. 4, 2025

Investigative journalist Emily Witt accepted the Christopher Isherwood Prize for Autobiographical Prose for her memoir “Health and Safety: A Breakdown,” about her exploration of New York’s nightlife scene.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2025

As examples of the latter may be mentioned the extended series of investigations in the French vessel Pelican, and the series made by Mr. Isherwood on a steam launch about 1874.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 821, September 26, 1891 by Various