MUNRO

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

1. British writer of short stories (1870-1916)

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

• MUNRO (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

British writer of short stories (1870-1916)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

H. H. Munro; Hector Hugh Munro; Munro; Saki

Instance hypernyms:

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

 Context examples 

“There is that creature!” cried Grant Munro.

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

‘I had £ 4 a month in my last place with Colonel Spence Munro.’

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

It was a long ten minutes before Grant Munro broke the silence, and when his answer came it was one of which I love to think.

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

“I have been a governess for five years,” said she, “in the family of Colonel Spence Munro, but two months ago the colonel received an appointment at Halifax, in Nova Scotia, and took his children over to America with him, so that I found myself without a situation.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

“Kindly let me have the facts, Mr. Munro,” said Holmes, with some impatience.

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

“I am afraid that this is a bad business, Watson,” said my companion, as he returned after accompanying Mr. Grant Munro to the door.

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Grant Munro rushed into the lighted room at the top, and we entered at his heels.

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

“My dear Mr. Grant Munro—” began Holmes.

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Mr. Grant Munro pushed impatiently forward, however, and we stumbled after him as best we could.

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

I burst out laughing, out of sympathy with her merriment; but Grant Munro stood staring, with his hand clutching his throat.

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)