McCarthy

[ muh-kahr-thee ]

noun
  1. Cor·mac Charles Joseph McCarthy, Jr., [kawr-mak, ‐muhk], /ˈkɔr mæk, ‐mək/, 1933–2023, U.S. novelist noted for stark, often brutal depictions of the human condition.

  2. Joseph R(aymond), 1909–57, U.S. senator whose fervor for rooting out communist sympathizers was associated with highly divisive and controversial practices.

  1. Joseph Vincent, 1887–1978, U.S. baseball manager: Baseball Hall of Fame 1957.

  2. Mary (Therese), 1912–89, U.S. novelist and memoirist.

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McCarthy

/ (məˈkɑːθɪ) /


noun
  1. Cormac. born 1933, US writer; his novels include Suttree (1979), Blood Meridian (1985), All the Pretty Horses (1992), No Country for Old Men (2005) and The Road (2006)

  2. Joseph R (aymond). 1908–57, US Republican senator, who led (1950-54) the notorious investigations of alleged Communist infiltration into the US government

  1. Mary (Therese). 1912–89, US novelist and critic; her works include The Group (1963)

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