wilkie collins

1. 1.

   English writer noted for early detective novels (1824-1889)

   SynonymsCollinsWilliam Wilkie Collins

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Questions about wilkie collins

What does wilkie collins mean?

wilkie collins means "English writer noted for early detective novels (1824-1889)".

What is another word for wilkie collins?

Close synonyms include Collins, William Wilkie Collins. 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 wilkie collins a common word?

wilkie collins is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.