Definition of Damon runyon

1. Noun. United States writer of humorous stylized stories about Broadway and the New York underground (1884-1946).

Exact synonyms: Alfred Damon Runyon, Runyon
Generic synonyms: Author, Writer

Lexicographical Neighbors of Damon Runyon

Dame Nellie Melba
Dame Rebecca West
Dame Sybil Thorndike
Dameli
Damgalnunna
Damian
Damianist
Damianists
Damien
Damkina
Dammam
Damocles
Damocloid
Damocloids
Damon
Damon Runyon
Damon and Pythias
Dampier
Damus-Kaye-Stancel procedure
Damus-Stancel-Kaye anastomosis
Dan.
Dana
Dana's operation
Danaan
Danaea
Danaidae
Danaus
Danaus plexippus
Dance's sign
Dandie Dinmont

Literary usage of Damon runyon

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

1. Enhancing Philanthropy's Support of Biomedical Scientists: Proceedings of a by George Ritter Reinhart (2006)
"In 1996 the damon runyon Scholar Award was established to support junior faculty conducting primarily basic research, and in 2000 the damon runyon Clinical ..."

2. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"—Ernest Hemingway, Green Hills of Africa, 1935 the parrot does not act as if it is liable to say anything important in the next hour —damon runyon, ..."

3. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"This study has been supported by a damon runyon Memorial Fund Fellowship to Peter Bretscher and by National Institutes of Health grant No. ..."

4. Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine (1903)
"... Foundation damon runyon Memorial Fund FRIENDS Sandoz Pharmaceuticals Schering Corporation GD Searle and Co. Sharp and Dohme, Division of Merck & Co., ..."

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