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Fleming

Fleming

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A British writer who created James Bond in spy novels
  • proper noun
  • /ˈflɛmɪŋ/
translation icon : Ian Fleming
  • Some of this richness is due, no doubt, to Fleming's skill as an author.
  • Ian Fleming
  • Fleming's Bond
  • Fleming's James

And so that chapter, Find your own, find your personal Goldeneye comes from Ian Fleming, who created the James Bond novel.

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Examples

  • Ian Fleming is famous for creating the iconic character James Bond in his thrilling spy novels.

  • - Who taught you to drive, Ian Fleming?

  • Dr. No by Ian Fleming

    Academic text (2010)
  • Dr. Gay: Yes, the movies are based on books written by Ian Fleming that started in the 1950s.

    Blog text (11)
  • Bond was certainly not the first heroic spy, but Fleming transformed the genre forever.

    Academic text (2010)
  • I was reading adult novels, especially Fleming's Bond books, by age 11.

    Academic text (2010)
  • With these words, Ian Fleming introduced one of fiction's most enduring characters:

    Academic text (1990)
  • Many readers enjoy the adventures of James Bond, which were crafted by Ian Fleming in the mid-20th century.

  • The character of James Bond has become a cultural icon thanks to the imagination of writer Ian Fleming.

Synonyms

Ian Fleming
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A British writer best known for creating the James Bond spy stories

is the same but uses only the surname form

Surface Forms

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Etymology

Fleming originally meant 'a person from Flanders' and became a family name in English. So Ian Fleming is known by that surname — he is the writer who created James Bond.