thurber

Questions about thurber

What does thurber mean?

thurber means "United States humorist and cartoonist who published collections of essays and stories (1894-1961)".

How many syllables are in thurber?

thurber has 2 syllables: thur-ber. The stress falls on "thur". In IPA it is /ˈθɝbɚ/.

What is another word for thurber?

Close synonyms include James Thurber, James Grover Thurber. 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 thurber a common word?

thurber 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.