Isherwood

American  

[ish-er-wood] / ˈɪʃ ərˌwʊd /

noun

1. Christopher (William Bradshaw) 1904–86, English poet, novelist, and playwright; in the U.S. since 1938.

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Isherwood British  

/ ˈɪshəˌwʊd /

noun

1. Christopher, full name Christopher William Bradshaw-Isherwood. 1904–86, US novelist and dramatist, born in England. His works include the novel Goodbye to Berlin (1939) and three verse plays written in collaboration with W.H. Auden

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Example Sentences

In the first decade of the 20th century, two brilliant English civilians, Arthur Pollen and Harold Isherwood, invented the world’s first modern gunnery computer to aim the big guns of battleships.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

Equipped initially only with ideas and not a working prototype, Pollen and Isherwood sought cooperation and support from the British Admiralty.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

Yasmin Pettet and Jamie Rhodes finished in third place, while Angel Swift and Ty Isherwood finished in fourth.

From BBC • Aug. 4, 2025

Isherwood, who had been Bachardy’s first live sitter in 1953, knew he was dying of prostate cancer.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2025

It has for many years been known in the West but has recently attracted fresh attention through a modern translation by Christopher Isherwood and Swami Prabhavananda.

From The Loves of Krishna in Indian Painting and Poetry by Archer, W. G.