HyperDic: hammett

English > 1 sense of the word *Hammett*:
NOUN	person	Hammett, Dashiell Hammett, Samuel Dashiell Hammett	United States writer of hard-boiled detective fiction (1894-1961)

Hammett > pronunciation
Sounds	hhae'miht
Rhymes	acquit ... writ: 187 rhymes with iht...

English > *Hammett*: 1 sense > noun 1, person
Meaning	United States writer of hard-boiled detective fiction (1894-1961).
Synonyms	Dashiell Hammett, Samuel Dashiell Hammett
Instance of	writer, author	Writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
Spanish	Dashiell Hammett, Hammett, Samuel Dashiell Hammett
Catalan	Dashiell Hammett