FAULKNER

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

1. United States novelist (originally Falkner) who wrote about people in the southern United States (1897-1962)

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

• FAULKNER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

United States novelist (originally Falkner) who wrote about people in the southern United States (1897-1962)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Falkner; Faulkner; William Cuthbert Faulkner; William Falkner; William Faulkner

Instance hypernyms:

novelist (one who writes novels)

 Context examples 

“Why, it’s old Tom Faulkner the cricketer!” cried Harrison, following the line of Bill Warr’s stubby forefinger.

(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Faulkner claimed to be champion of the seniors, and even old Buckhorse’s curious call rang out above the tumult as he turned the whole company to laughter and good humour again by challenging anything over eighty and under seven stone.

(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)