Isherwood

American  

[ish-er-wood] / ˈɪʃ ərˌwʊd /

noun

1. Christopher (William Bradshaw) 1904–86, English poet, novelist, and playwright; in the U.S. since 1938.

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Isherwood British  

/ ˈɪshəˌwʊd /

noun

1. Christopher, full name Christopher William Bradshaw-Isherwood. 1904–86, US novelist and dramatist, born in England. His works include the novel Goodbye to Berlin (1939) and three verse plays written in collaboration with W.H. Auden

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Example Sentences

Equipped initially only with ideas and not a working prototype, Pollen and Isherwood sought cooperation and support from the British Admiralty.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

In the first decade of the 20th century, two brilliant English civilians, Arthur Pollen and Harold Isherwood, invented the world’s first modern gunnery computer to aim the big guns of battleships.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

Yasmin Pettet and Jamie Rhodes finished in third place, while Angel Swift and Ty Isherwood finished in fourth.

From BBC • Aug. 4, 2025

A long-running hit at Rogue Machine, the play was subsequently produced off-Broadway, where Charles Isherwood in his New York Times critic’s pick review compared Pollono to Martin McDonagh.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 27, 2024

But the new steel vessel, especially if built on the excellent Isherwood principle, looks entirely different.

From All Afloat A Chronicle of Craft and Waterways by Wood, William Charles Henry