william burroughs

1. 1.

   United States writer noted for his works portraying the life of drug addicts (1914-1997)

   SynonymsBurroughsWilliam S. BurroughsWilliam Seward Burroughs

   Broaderwriter

Questions about william burroughs

What does william burroughs mean?

william burroughs means "United States writer noted for his works portraying the life of drug addicts (1914-1997)".

What is another word for william burroughs?

Close synonyms include Burroughs, William S. Burroughs, William Seward Burroughs. 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 william burroughs a common word?

william burroughs 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.