Cerf

American  

[surf] / sɜrf /

noun

1. Bennett (Alfred), 1898–1971, U.S. book publisher, editor, and writer.

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Example Sentences

Bennett Cerf’s Random House went from scrappy startup to publishing giant.

From The Wall Street Journal

Along the way, Cerf became a celebrity.

From The Wall Street Journal

On a snowy night in 1961, Bennett Cerf, one of the founders of the publisher Random House, excused himself from a dinner party to watch his favorite television show.

From The Wall Street Journal

There Cerf found the glow of a TV already visible through a window.

From The Wall Street Journal

When he knocked, the owner greeted him with delighted recognition: “It’s Bennett Cerf! I’m watching you!”

From The Wall Street Journal