Thackeray

American

[thak-uh-ree] / ˈθæk ə ri /

noun

William Makepeace 1811–63, English novelist, born in India.

Thackeray British

/ ˈθækərɪ /

noun

William Makepeace. 1811–63, English novelist, born in India. His novels, originally serialized, include Vanity Fair (1848), Pendennis (1850), Henry Esmond (1852), and The Newcomes (1855)

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Thackerayan

adjective

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These Marathi-centric agitations have earlier resonated with voters, especially in Mumbai, and some believe that it could help the Thackeray cousins in the municipal elections as well.

From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2025

According to Thackeray, the show’s writers went to great lengths to ensure the authenticity of such scenes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2023

I went back and read a lot of Dickens, a lot of Thackeray; I read Austen, even though she's not Victorian era, and I had a lot of fun with that.

From Salon ● May 16, 2023

“It’s fascinating. The whole of humanity is here; it’s vanity fair,” he quipped, making a reference to the 19th-century novel by British author William Makepeace Thackeray, which satirizes rampant ego, class and consumerism.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 14, 2023

He sailed past books by Tolstoy and Thackeray.

From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein

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