o. henry

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   United States writer of short stories whose pen name was O. Henry (1862-1910)

   SynonymsPorterWilliam Sydney Porter

   Broaderwriter

Questions about o. henry

What does o. henry mean?

o. henry means "United States writer of short stories whose pen name was O. Henry (1862-1910)".

What is another word for o. henry?

Close synonyms include Porter, William Sydney Porter. 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 o. henry a common word?

o. henry 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.