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BENCHLEY
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• BENCHLEY (noun)
The noun BENCHLEY has 1 sense:
1. United States humorist (1889-1945)
Familiarity information: BENCHLEY used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
United States humorist (1889-1945)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Benchley; Robert Benchley; Robert Charles Benchley
Instance hypernyms:
humorist; humourist (someone who acts speaks or writes in an amusing way)
author; writer (writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay))
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