Definition of John Updike

1. Noun. United States author (born 1932).

Exact synonyms: John Hoyer Updike, Updike
Generic synonyms: Author, Writer

Lexicographical Neighbors of John Updike

John Simmons Barth
John Singer Sargent
John Singleton Copley
John Smith
John Speke
John Steinbeck
John Stuart Mill
John Thomas Scopes
John Tradescant
John Trumbull
John Tuzo Wilson
John Tyler
John Tyndall
John Uhler
John Updike (current term)
John Van Vleck
John Vanbrugh
John Venn
John Wain
John Walker
John Wanamaker
John Wayne
John Webster
John Wesley
John Wickliffe
John Wiclif
John Wilkes
John Wilkes Booth
John William Strutt

Literary usage of John Updike

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

1. A History of the Episcopal Church in Narragansett, Rhode Island: Including a by Wilkins Updike, James MacSparran, Daniel Goodwin (1907)
"Another daughter married John Updike. 3 * 3 "Joseph Galloway" Mr. Galloway was a lawyer, who was born in Maryland, about 1729, and died in England, ..."

2. Genealogical and Personal Memorial of Mercer County, New Jersey by Francis Bazley Lee, Lewis Publishing Company (1907)
"John, see forward. Tunis, a resident of Somerset, New Jersey. Maidenhead, New Jersey. John Updike, second son of Lawrence and Agnes ..."

3. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1913)
"... Wade Mas- gie and John Updike were sent for to witness the will, but after learning the disposition of the property Massie requested to be excused from ..."

4. A Letter Book and Abstract of Out Services Written During the Years 1743-1751 by James MacSparran (1899)
"John Updike was a son of Richard, the elder son of Capt. Lodowick Updike and brother of Col. Daniel. He was, at this date, a lad of about sixteen and, ..."

5. Lineage Book by Daughters of the American Revolution (1912)
"granddaughter of John Updike and Anne Crawford, his wife. John Updike, (1726-1804), was a member of the Council of War; Deputy to the General Assembly, ..."

6. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"1984 - - the town was a close-built brick huddle centered on a black river —John Updike, Bech is Back, 1982 By May her thoughts were centered on him ..."

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