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Salinger

Salinger

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An American writer best known for the book The Catcher in the Rye
  • proper noun
  • /ˈsælɪndʒər/
: Salinger
  • J.D. Salinger is famously known for his novel 'The Catcher in the Rye.'
  • J. D. Salinger

I think of Andrew Wyeth, I think of JD Salinger.

Examples

  • She thought of the famous reclusive writers: Salinger, Pynchon, and to some extent DeLillo.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • It's truly a classic, and J.D. Salinger gives his readers the hope that life can, and will, get better.

    Blog text (14)

  • You should have gone with Salinger, because he only wrote a couple of books.

    Outside Providence (1999)

  • Yeah, Salinger had the right idea.

    Ruby Sparks (2012)

  • I am not sure Salinger would agree with you.

    Blog text (9)

  • When JD Salinger died, someone said, "I just loved Catcher in the Rye."

    Blog text (17)

  • J.D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye

    Academic text (2009)

  • Other great voices from passive characters include J.D. Salinger's Holden Caulfield in The Catcher in the Rye and almost all of Nick Hornby's heroes.

    Academic text (2011)

  • Many readers are still captivated by the work of Salinger, especially his unique writing style.

  • The influences of Salinger can be seen in countless contemporary authors today.

Surface Forms

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Etymology

Salinger likely comes from German or Yiddish roots and uses the ending -er, which means 'person from' a place. So it probably meant 'someone from Saling' as a place name, and today Salinger is used as a family name, known from the writer J.D. Salinger.