Munro

[ muhn-roh ]

noun
  1. Alice (Laid·law) [leyd-law], /ˈleɪdˌlɔ/, born 1931, Canadian short-story writer.

  2. H(ector) H(ugh) "Saki", 1870–1916, Scottish novelist and short-story writer, born in Myanmar (Burma).

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How to use Munro in a sentence

  • Major Hector Munro took command of the British army, and found it in a mutinous condition; desertions to the enemy were frequent.

  • Munro has promised you a gift for your services when performed, and I shall be your debtor for another.

    The Last of the Mohicans | James Fenimore Cooper
  • Magua foolishly opened his mouth, and the hot liquor led him into the cabin of Munro.

    The Last of the Mohicans | James Fenimore Cooper
  • Munro was pacing his narrow apartment with a disturbed air and gigantic strides as Duncan entered.

    The Last of the Mohicans | James Fenimore Cooper
  • If the air of Munro was more commanding and manly, it wanted both the ease and insinuating polish of that of the Frenchman.

    The Last of the Mohicans | James Fenimore Cooper

British Dictionary definitions for Munro (1 of 2)

Munro1

/ (mʌnˈrəʊ) /


nounplural Munros
  1. mountaineering any separate mountain peak over 3000 feet high: originally used of Scotland only but now sometimes extended to other parts of the British Isles

Origin of Munro

1
C20: named after Hugh Thomas Munro (1856–1919), who published a list of these in 1891

British Dictionary definitions for Munro (2 of 2)

Munro2

/ (mʌnˈrəʊ) /


noun
  1. Alice, original name Alice Laidlaw. born 1931, Canadian short-story writer; her books include Lives of Girls and Women (1971), The Moons of Jupiter (1982), and The Love of a Good Woman (1999); winner of the Booker international prize (2009) for a lifetime body of work

  2. H (ector) H (ugh), pen name Saki. 1870–1916, Scottish author, born in Burma (now Myanmar), noted for his collections of satirical short stories, such as Reginald (1904) and Beasts and Superbeasts (1914)

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