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DOROTHY SAYERS

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DOROTHY SAYERS (noun)
  The noun DOROTHY SAYERS has 1 sense:

1. English writer of detective fiction (1893-1957)play

  Familiarity information: DOROTHY SAYERS used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


DOROTHY SAYERS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

English writer of detective fiction (1893-1957)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Dorothy L. Sayers; Dorothy Leigh Sayers; Dorothy Sayers; Sayers

Instance hypernyms:

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


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