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McCullers

American  
[muh-kuhl-erz] / məˈkʌl ərz /

noun

  1. Carson 1917–1967, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.


McCullers British  
/ məˈkʌləz /

noun

  1. Carson. 1917–67, US writer, whose novels include The Heart is a Lonely Hunter (1940)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Fame brought her introductions to such literary heavyweights as Carson McCullers, Carl Sandburg, Jean-Paul Sartre, Edith Sitwell and Dylan Thomas, all of whom came to regard her with respect and affection.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Some writers simply took those expectations for granted; others, such as Mark Twain and Carson McCullers, acknowledged and challenged them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026

Luis Garcia made just six starts before Tommy John surgery, José Urquidy sat out three months with a shoulder injury and Lance McCullers Jr. missed all season with a forearm injury.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 24, 2023

Shapland keeps finding gold in mining the lives of people like Carson and McCullers not just because of their unsung queerness, but because theirs is a different way.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 15, 2023

Dat would make me a McCullers, but I was always knowed as Doc Edwards an' dat is what I am called to dis day.

From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves, North Carolina Narratives, Part 1 by Various

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