Pritchett

[ prich-it ]

noun
  1. Sir V(ictor) S(awdon) [sawd-n], /ˈsɔd n/, 1900–97, English literary critic, journalist, novelist, and short-story writer.

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How to use Pritchett in a sentence

  • Mr. Pritchett told him that his brother was better—considerably better.

    The Bertrams | Anthony Trollope
  • Mr. Pritchett had a somewhat melancholy way of speaking of everything.

    The Bertrams | Anthony Trollope
  • I'm sure, Mr. Pritchett, I'm very much obliged for the trouble you are at in telling me.

    The Bertrams | Anthony Trollope
  • Most of the views given in this work are from sketches made on the spot by Mr. Pritchett, with Mr. Darwin's book by his side.

British Dictionary definitions for Pritchett

Pritchett

/ (ˈprɪtʃɪt) /


noun
  1. Sir V (ictor) S (awdon). 1900–97, British short-story writer, novelist, essayist, and autobiographer; his works include Mr Beluncle (1951) and A Careless Widow (1989)

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