McCarthy

American  

[muh-kahr-thee] / məˈkɑr θi /

noun

1. Cormac Charles Joseph McCarthy, Jr., 1933–2023, U.S. novelist noted for stark, often brutal depictions of the human condition.

2. Joseph R(aymond), 1909–57, U.S. senator whose fervor for rooting out communist sympathizers was associated with highly divisive and controversial practices.

3. Joseph Vincent, 1887–1978, U.S. baseball manager: Baseball Hall of Fame 1957.

4. Mary (Therese), 1912–89, U.S. novelist and memoirist.

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McCarthy British  

/ məˈkɑːθɪ /

noun

1. Cormac. born 1933, US writer; his novels include Suttree (1979), Blood Meridian (1985), All the Pretty Horses (1992), No Country for Old Men (2005) and The Road (2006)

2. Joseph R ( aymond ). 1908–57, US Republican senator, who led (1950-54) the notorious investigations of alleged Communist infiltration into the US government

3. Mary ( Therese ). 1912–89, US novelist and critic; her works include The Group (1963)

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Example Sentences

McCarthy is just trying to make his own good movie.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

During the McCarthy Era, the government formalized some of the rules governing naturalization, requiring immigrants to prove their commitment to the Constitution and mandating no memberships of “subversive” organizations within the previous five years.

From Salon • Apr. 26, 2026

“I’ll put the odds of a deal in the next 10 days at 90%,” says Brian McCarthy, managing principal of Macrolens, a boutique investment-research firm in Massachusetts.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 18, 2026

Shannon McCarthy, a self-described "goth baker" from Barnsley, has been exploring old regional recipes from across the country.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

Nothing radical, no hothead stuff, just ringing a few doorbells for Gene McCarthy, composing a few tedious, uninspired editorials for the campus newspaper.

From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien