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WILLIAM BURROUGHS Synonyms

There are 10 synonyms of the phrase william burroughs. (exact relations)
There are 5 hypernyms of the phrase william burroughs. (close relations)
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author
verb, nounv, n
noun

• writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

• someone who originates or causes or initiates something

verb

• be the author of

avant-garde
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)

adjective satellite

• radically new or original

beatnik
nounn
noun

• a member of the beat generation; a nonconformist in dress and behavior

counterculture
nounn
noun

• a culture with lifestyles and values opposed to those of the established culture

novelist
nounn
noun

• one who writes novels

rebel
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions)

• `Johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; `greyback' derived from their grey Confederate uniforms

• someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action

verb

• take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance

• break with established customs

writer
nounn
noun

• writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

• a person who is able to write and has written something

burroughs
nounn
noun

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

• United States inventor who patented the first practical adding machine (1855-1898)

• United States novelist and author of the Tarzan stories (1875-1950)

william s. burroughs
nounn
noun

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

william seward burroughs
verb, nounv, n
noun

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

• United States inventor who patented the first practical adding machine (1855-1898)

Best Hypernyms For WILLIAM BURROUGHS

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artist author beatnik novelist writer

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