Thurber

American  

[thur-ber] / ˈθɜr bər /

noun

1. James (Grover) 1894–1961, U.S. writer, caricaturist, and illustrator.

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Thurber British  

/ ˈθɜːbə /

noun

1. James ( Grover ). 1894–1961, US humorist and illustrator. He contributed drawings and stories to the New Yorker and his books include Is Sex Necessary? (1929), written with E. B. White

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Example Sentences

“She will go down in history as one of the most important speakers,” James Thurber, a congressional expert at Washington’s American University, said.

From Los Angeles Times

My first school production was an adaptation of “A Thurber Carnival,” a James Thurber revue.

From The Wall Street Journal

"Members of coral microbial communities have unique biological features that make them more adaptable and responsive to environmental change -- short generation cycles, large population sizes and diverse metabolic potential," Vega Thurber said.

From Science Daily

The writers’ strike, now in its third month, has done for the thousands of members of the Writers Guild of America what Mrs. Thurber had demanded of her husband — forced them to stop writing.

From Los Angeles Times

His Japanese translation of “The Last Flower,” a 1939 parable of war and peace by American humorist and former New Yorker cartoonist James Thurber, will be released later this month from Poplar Sha.

From Seattle Times