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

"They really came out to play," said McCarthy.

From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026

And back-to-school spending is often more of a need than a splurge for families, McCarthy said, so retailers want to aggressively protect their piece of what is often a fixed budget.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 21, 2026

Credit for discovering this phenomenon goes to Odhrain McCarthy, a finance professor at New York University’s Abu Dhabi campus.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

During the McCarthy era, overreaching laws, surveillance, and public and private sector reprisals ostensibly targeted alleged communists.

From Salon • May 28, 2026

It might have been the loop of the y at the end of McCarthy.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix