Definition of Boris Karloff

1. Noun. United States film actor (born in England) noted for his performances in horror films (1887-1969).

Exact synonyms: Karloff, William Henry Pratt
Generic synonyms: Actor, Histrion, Player, Role Player, Thespian

Lexicographical Neighbors of Boris Karloff

Borel measure
Borel set
Borg
Borged
Borges
Borgesian
Borgesian libraries
Borgesian library
Borgia
Borgian
Borging
Borgs
Boris
Boris Fyodorovich Godunov
Boris Godunov
Boris Karloff (current term)
Boris Leonidovich Pasternak
Boris Pasternak
Boris bike
Boris bikes
Borjeson-Forssman-Lehmann syndrome
Bork
Born-Haber cycle
Born method
Bornean
Bornean clouded leopard
Bornean clouded leopards
Borneo

Literary usage of Boris Karloff

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Hollywood & the Best of Los Angeles Alive! by Robert White, Phyllis White (2002)
"CHATEAU MARMONT George Plimpton reported that he encountered Boris Karloff roaming the halls late at night when he stayed at Chateau Marmont. ..."

2. The Urban Condition: space, community, and self in the contemporary metropolis by Ghent Urban Studies Team (1999)
"... is surely no coincidence that the movie watched by the protagonists in the drive-in cinema should be Roger Corman's The Terror, starring Boris Karloff. ..."

3. Premio Interamericano de prensa 1993: Medio Ambiente, Desarrollo y (1994)
"Allí una serpenteante carretera calada sobre una caprichosa topografía de basalto, conduce al visitante a un panorama a lo Boris Karloff. ..."

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