Marryat

American  

[mar-ee-uht] / ˈmær i ət /

noun

1. Frederick, 1792–1848, English naval officer and novelist.

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Marryat British  

/ ˈmærɪət /

noun

1. Frederick, known as Captain Marryat. 1792–1848, English novelist and naval officer; author of novels of sea life, such as Mr Midshipman Easy (1836), and children's stories, such as The Children of the New Forest (1847)

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Example Sentences

One hundred years ago today, in Dundee's Marryat Hall, a pensive Winston Churchill waited for the result of an election for what he had once described as a seat for life.

From BBC • Nov. 15, 2022

However, Marryat portrays the vampire as a sympathetic figure, showing how upset and confused she is by her powers, challenging the preconceptions of the Victorian audience.

From Salon • Nov. 7, 2022

Throughout the novel, Marryat raises questions we still grapple with — about race, nature vs. nurture and women’s place in society — but she never forgets to be scary.

From Washington Post • Oct. 29, 2019

On his voyage back from America a little over a year before, the traumatized Carstairs met and soon married an attractive widow named Catherine Marryat.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 15, 2011

By a strange coincidence, the famous author has settled down within a stone's throw of the place where her distinguished father—the late Captain Marryat, R.N.—once lived.

From Notable Women Authors of the Day Biographical Sketches by Black, Helen C.