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Plomer

British  
/ ˈpluːmə /

noun

  1. William ( Charles Franklyn ). 1903–73, British poet, novelist, and short-story writer, born in South Africa. His novels include Turbott Wolfe (1926) and The Case is Altered (1932)

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My favorite exchanges are those between Fleming and two of his most trusted readers, William Plomer and Daniel George, to whom he sent early drafts of each Bond installment.

From New York Times • Nov. 23, 2015

Britten worked with the poet William Plomer to develop an English version of the Noh play.

From New York Times • Oct. 31, 2014

While a chill nor'easterly, as Plomer might have put it, whipped around our ears, we too became part of the action.

From The Guardian • Jun. 22, 2013

The sample line "Your plainings I can ne'er refuse" is plum Plomer, and can anyone really sing "supersedeth"?

From The Guardian • Jun. 22, 2013

His lodging, taken a week before in the name of Plomer, was only a few doors distant.

From Sophia A Romance by Weyman, Stanley John