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Definition of Guthrie
1. Noun. United States folk singer and songwriter (1912-1967).
Generic synonyms: Folk Singer, Jongleur, Minstrel, Poet-singer, Troubadour, Ballad Maker, Songster, Songwriter
Lexicographical Neighbors of Guthrie
Literary usage of Guthrie
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Supreme Court Reporter by Robert Desty, United States Supreme Court, West Publishing Company (1908)
"On that day the City bank, having no knowledge that the Guthrie bank was in a
... Later on the same day the Guthrie bank failed and went into the hands of a ..."
2. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1890)
"Guthrie entered an action for libel, which he afterwards withdrew, Mr. Wakley,the
proprietor of the 'Lancet, 'subsequently apologising, and becoming ..."
3. The Scottish Nation: Or, The Surnames, Families, Literature, Honours, and by William Anderson (1877)
"In 1299, after Sir William Wallace had resigned the guardianship of Scotland and
retired to France, the northern barons sent Squire Guthrie to him to ..."
4. A Biographical Dictionary of Eminent Scotsmen by Robert Chambers (1835)
"Mr Guthrie remained in the parish of Fenwick for a year after this time ...
Mr Guthrie would in all probability never have appeared before the world as an ..."
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