Pritchett

American  

[prich-it] / ˈprɪtʃ ɪt /

noun

1. Sir V(ictor) S(awdon) 1900–97, English literary critic, journalist, novelist, and short-story writer.

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Pritchett British  

/ ˈprɪtʃɪt /

noun

1. Sir V ( ictor ) S ( awdon ). 1900–97, British short-story writer, novelist, essayist, and autobiographer; his works include Mr Beluncle (1951) and A Careless Widow (1989)

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Example Sentences

Pritchett called Naipaul—would probably have been confounded by the InterContinental Hotel in Kabul.

From The Wall Street Journal

Then, in May 2016, veteran underseas treasure hunter Bobby Pritchett found it off the coast of Cape Canaveral, Florida.

From Literature

Like the treasure ship the San José, La Trinité has been the subject of intense debate and legal proceedings between various parties—in this case Pritchett, Florida, and France—over who owns the rights to the enormously valuable shipwreck.

From Literature

Pritchett has backed his claim by pointing out that his long search for the vessel was carried out in the most scientific manner possible.

From Literature

That worries Taylor Pritchett, a 31-year-old dog groomer in Taft who frets about air pollution in the area.

From Barron's