CAMUS

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• CAMUS (noun)
  The noun CAMUS has 1 sense:

1. French writer who portrayed the human condition as isolated in an absurd world (1913-1960)

  Familiarity information: CAMUS used as a noun is very rare.

• CAMUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

French writer who portrayed the human condition as isolated in an absurd world (1913-1960)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Albert Camus; Camus

Instance hypernyms:

existential philosopher; existentialist; existentialist philosopher (a philosopher who emphasizes freedom of choice and personal responsibility but who regards human existence in a hostile universe as unexplainable)

author; writer (writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay))

 Context examples 

The fierce Sir Hugh Calverley, with his yellow mane, and the rugged Sir Robert Knolles, with their war-hardened and veteran companies of English bowmen, headed the long column; while behind them came the turbulent bands of the Bastard of Breteuil, Nandon de Bagerant, one-eyed Camus, Black Ortingo, La Nuit and others whose very names seem to smack of hard hands and ruthless deeds.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)