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Cather

American  
[kath-er, kath-] / ˈkæð ər, ˈkæθ- /

noun

  1. Willa (Sibert) 1876–1947, U.S. novelist.


Cather British  
/ ˈkæðə /

noun

  1. Willa ( Sibert ). 1873–1947, US novelist, whose works include O Pioneers! (1913) and My Ántonia (1918)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Cather renders Don’s roiling inner life with compassion as he struggles to arrive at a firmer sense of himself and his art.

From The Wall Street Journal May 28, 2026

Cather, Alyssa Torres, Valley View, Jr.: She had 22 home runs while batting .506 and driving in 46 runs.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 15, 2025

“I’ve never heard of that business,” Kimberling City Clerk Laura Cather said.

From Seattle Times May 24, 2024

Cather was so taken with Menuhin that she wanted to dedicate her next novel, “Shadows on the Rock,” to him and his siblings.

From New York Times Jan. 4, 2024

“That doesn’t do much for me. Just...Have you ever heard that Willa Cather quote? ‘I like trees because they seem more resigned to the way they have to live than other things do.’”

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti

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