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Definition of Hammett
1. Noun. United States writer of hard-boiled detective fiction (1894-1961).
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hammett
Literary usage of Hammett
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Lawyers' Reports Annotated by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company (1916)
"The draft, when it was returned, was indorsed by AH Hammett, ... I knew Mr.
Hammett personally, and had met him and Mr. Going at Wynne some three or four ..."
2. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register by Henry Fritz-Gilbert Waters (1901)
"... Hammett was married to Betsey Viall march the 9 1790 [? ... Children Nathan
Hamett Son of Benj and Elisa Hammett Born march 31th 1778 ..."
3. Cyclopedia of American Literature: Embracing Personal and Critical Notices by Evert Augustus Duyckinck, George Long Duyckinck (1856)
"Hammett was born in 1816 at Jewett City, Connecticut. After being graduated at
the University of the City of New York, he passed some ten or twelve years in ..."
4. The Journal of the Rev. Francis Asbury, Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal by Francis Asbury (1821)
"I was informed that Mr. Hammett had sent abroad circular letters, and had been
railing against the presiding eldership, &c. I am not surprised that he ..."
5. Chronological History of the West Indies by Thomas Southey (1827)
"Mr. Hammett, the first Methodist missionary at Tortola, com- ! u* menced his
labours in the Virgin Islands and Santa Cruz this '' year. ..."
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