Crichton

[ krahyt-n ]

/ ˈkraɪt n /

noun

Jamesthe Admirable Crichton,1560?–82, Scottish scholar and linguist.

Michael,1942–2008, U.S. novelist.

Example sentences from the Web for crichton

“The YA market is growing up faster than in years past, because of news, blogs, and Internet content,” Crichton explains.

The Next Twilight? |Isabel Wilkinson |March 20, 2009 |DAILY BEAST
That was bad enough when you were just Mr. Crichton, but now it's just hawful.

Who? |Elizabeth Kent
Then I went up and arranged with Mr Crichton the banker as to her account.

Betty Grier |Joseph Waugh
It has two immense chimneys, the arches or lintels of which are formed by a flat arch, as at Crichton Castle.

Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume 4 (of 10) |John Gibson Lockhart.

And remember this, Crichton, for the time being you are my equal.

The Admirable Crichton |J. M. Barrie
His mother soon after married a Mr. Crichton, a petty landholder of the same county, by whom she had several children.

The Gentle Shepherd: A Pastoral Comedy |Allan Ramsay

British Dictionary definitions for crichton

Crichton

/ (ˈkraɪtən) /

noun

James. 1560–82, Scottish scholar and writer, called the Admirable Crichton because of his talents

(John) Michael. 1942–2008, US novelist, screenwriter, and film director; his thrillers, many of which have been filmed, include The Andromeda Strain (1969), Jurassic Park (1990), and Disclosure (1994)

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