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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)

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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

"You can't fault the archaeologists for thinking this way, because what other explanation is there?" said Jay Storz, a Willa Cather Professor of biological sciences at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

From Science Daily • Oct. 23, 2023

White: Willa Cather is a good example, too.

From New York Times • Jun. 22, 2023

“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