Faulkner

American  

[fawk-ner] / ˈfɔk nər /

noun

1. William, 1897–1962, U.S. novelist and short-story writer. Nobel Prize 1949.

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Faulkner British  

/ ˈfɔːknə, fɔːkˈnɪərɪən /

noun

1. William. 1897–1962, US novelist and short-story writer. Most of his works portray the problems of the southern US, esp the novels set in the imaginary county of Yoknapatawpha in Mississippi. Other novels include The Sound and the Fury (1929) and Light in August (1932): Nobel prize for literature 1949

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Other Word Forms

• Faulknerian
  adjective

Example Sentences

Wayne Faulkner is from Los Angeles but now lives in Indiana, where gas is about $3.50 per gallon.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

The newly identified manuscript was discovered by medieval manuscript experts Dr. Elisabetta Magnanti and Dr. Mark Faulkner of Trinity College Dublin.

From Science Daily • May 17, 2026

She was one of many authors he wrangled—alcoholic William Faulkner, neurotic Dr. Seuss, industrious James Michener, imperious Philip Roth.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

“It’s a normal congregation of Christian worshippers,” he said on a separate Fox News segment, speaking to Harris Faulkner.

From Slate • Jan. 30, 2026

By the end of August, William Faulkner left California to return to Mississippi.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein