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Cheever

American  
[chee-ver] / ˈtʃi vər /

noun

  1. John, 1912–82, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.


Cheever British  
/ ˈtʃiːvə /

noun

  1. John. 1912–82, US novelist and short-story writer. His novels include The Wapshot Chronicle (1957) and Bullet Park (1969)

"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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Soon after her father died of cancer in 1982, Ms. Cheever read the journals he’d left behind.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2025

Perhaps as a bid to restore her father’s literary importance, Ms. Cheever has produced a sequel to “Home Before Dark” that emphasizes his work—specifically his short stories—more than his life.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2025

Ella Cheever Thayer’s 1879 hit novel Wired Love: A Romance in Dots and Dashes suggests that both can be true.

From Slate ● May 27, 2024

Each has the narrative power of a John Cheever story, as artist Cary Leibowitz, co-head of the print department at the Phillips auction house, said in a telephone interview.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 25, 2023

"So this is the nurse Dr. Cheever sent for?" she went on.

From Vignettes of Manhattan; Outlines in Local Color by Brander Matthews

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