Cervantes

American  

[ser-van-teez, ther-vahn-tes, ser-] / sərˈvæn tiz, θɛrˈvɑn tɛs, sɛr- /

noun

1. Miguel de Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, 1547–1616, Spanish novelist and short-story writer.

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Cervantes British  

/ səˈvæntiːz, θɛrˈβantes /

noun

1. Miguel de (miˈɣɛl ðe), full surname Cervantes Saavedra. 1547–1616, Spanish dramatist, poet, and prose writer, most famous for Don Quixote (1605), which satirizes the chivalric romances and greatly influenced the development of the novel

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Example Sentences

Harfuch -- who was trained in FBI workshops, according to Cervantes -- now frequently meets with US security officials to discuss anti-narcotics efforts.

From Barron's • May 10, 2026

Harfuch loved "the streets," preferring "to go on operations" over desk work, Cervantes said.

From Barron's • May 10, 2026

Edith Grossman, admired for her English versions of Cervantes and Gabriel García Márquez, once observed that “a translation is not made with tracing paper.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

A National Guard member and a municipal police officer who were called to the scene scaled the pyramid to corner him, said Cervantes Martínez, Mexico's top prosecutor.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

They faced each other one more time, circling in the familiar battle dance while Cervantes circled them in the other direction, like a satellite, completely missing what was really going on between them.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman