Munro

American  

[muhn-roh] / mənˈroʊ /

noun

1. Alice (Laidlaw) born 1931, Canadian short-story writer.

2. H(ector) H(ugh) Saki, 1870–1916, Scottish novelist and short-story writer, born in Myanmar (Burma).

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Munro ¹ British  

/ mʌnˈrəʊ /

noun

1. Alice, original name Alice Laidlaw. born 1931, Canadian short-story writer; her books include Lives of Girls and Women (1971), The Moons of Jupiter (1982), and The Love of a Good Woman (1999); winner of the Booker international prize (2009) for a lifetime body of work

2. H ( ector ) H ( ugh ), pen name Saki. 1870–1916, Scottish author, born in Burma (now Myanmar), noted for his collections of satirical short stories, such as Reginald (1904) and Beasts and Superbeasts (1914)

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Munro ² British  

/ mʌnˈrəʊ /

noun

1. mountaineering any separate mountain peak over 3000 feet high: originally used of Scotland only but now sometimes extended to other parts of the British Isles

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Etymology

Origin of Munro

C20: named after Hugh Thomas Munro (1856–1919), who published a list of these in 1891

Example Sentences

Rail accounts for over 20% of earnings, analyst Ian Munro says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Munro uncovered three documents – two from the London Archives and one from the National Archives – that provided more information.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

Caroline Munro, Jordan's aunt and legal guardian, wants local health providers to get him back to his home city to be cared for.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

Speaking to the Scottish parliament's culture committee last week, Creative Scotland's chief executive Iain Munro said he would not "be rushed into reopening."

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026

I handed the letter to Brigadier Munro on a Wednesday.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela