Dreiser

[ drahy-ser, -zer ]

noun
  1. Theodore, 1871–1945, U.S. novelist.

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How to use Dreiser in a sentence

  • The place of Dreiser in our literature is frequently challenged, and often violently, but never successfully.

    A Book of Prefaces | H. L. Mencken
  • The Dreiser books, like their predecessors that I discuss here, reveal the curious unevenness of the author.

    A Book of Prefaces | H. L. Mencken
  • One day, in September, 1899, Dreiser took a sheet of yellow paper and wrote a title at random.

    A Book of Prefaces | H. L. Mencken
  • The two had met while Henry was city editor of the Blade, and Dreiser a reporter looking for a job.

    A Book of Prefaces | H. L. Mencken

British Dictionary definitions for Dreiser

Dreiser

/ (ˈdraɪsə, -zə) /


noun
  1. Theodore (Herman Albert). 1871–1945, US novelist; his works include Sister Carrie (1900) and An American Tragedy (1925)

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