Coetzee

British  

/ ˈkɜːtzɪ /

noun

1. J ( ohn ) M ( ichael ). born 1940, South African novelist: his works include Life and Times of Michael K (1983), Age of Iron (1990), Disgrace (1999), and Elizabeth Costello (2003); Nobel prize for literature (2003)

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Example Sentences

Elizabeth Arvelos Coetzee is the studio photographer for The Wall Street Journal's features section.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

South Africa will miss David Miller -- announced captain for this series but ruled out with injury -- as well as Gerald Coetzee and Kwena Maphaka, who are both injured.

From Barron's • Oct. 27, 2025

Nonprofits also can help investors and biotechs understand issues such as how the design of a clinical trial affects patients’ ability to participate in the study, Coetzee said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 9, 2025

Clive Coetzee, organiser of the West Coast Air Show, said that he was "deeply saddened by the event" and spoke of the shocking effect it had, not only on attendees, but other participants.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2025

The Boers are coming with a waggon, twenty of them or more, with Frank Muller at their head on his black horse, and Hans Coetzee, and the one-eyed Basutu wizard with him.

From Jess by Haggard, Henry Rider