le carre

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   English writer of novels of espionage (born in 1931)

   SynonymsJohn le CarreDavid John Moore Cornwell

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Questions about le carre

What does le carre mean?

le carre means "English writer of novels of espionage (born in 1931)".

What is another word for le carre?

Close synonyms include John le Carre, David John Moore Cornwell. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is le carre a common word?

le carre is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.