Atwood

American  

[at-wood] / ˈætˌwʊd /

noun

1. Margaret (Eleanor), born 1939, Canadian poet and novelist.

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Atwood British  

/ ˈætwʊd /

noun

1. Margaret ( Eleanor ) born 1939, Canadian poet and novelist. Her novels include Lady Oracle (1976), The Handmaid's Tale (1986), Alias Grace (1996), the Booker Prize-winning The Blind Assassin (2000), and Oryx and Crake (2003)

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Example Sentences

During her 33 years on the show, the formidable presenter conducted memorable interviews with female figures as varied as Bette Davis, Margaret Thatcher, Hillary Clinton and Margaret Atwood.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

“I had to do a runner,” Atwood jokes, describing her hurried exit on a recent morning phone call from Australia, where she’s been working on Tom Hanks’ World War II drama “Greyhound 2.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026

Meanwhile, Colleen Atwood, who now has four Oscars for her costume design work, picked up her second statuette for her outfits on “Memoirs of a Geisha.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026

Ms. Atwood shows how an effort to make sense of—and peace with—the past can be a powerful motivator and a deep source of imaginative possibility.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

There were stories about Atwood, and questions of dependability.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson