Definition of Thackeray, William Makepeace in English:
Thackeray, William Makepeace
proper nounˈθakəriˈTHakəˌrā
(1811–63), British novelist, born in India. He established his reputation with Vanity Fair (1847–8), a satire of the upper middle class of early 19th-century society.
Definition of Thackeray, William Makepeace in US English:
Thackeray, William Makepeace
proper nounˈTHakəˌrā
(1811–63), British novelist, born in India. He established his reputation with Vanity Fair (1847–48), a satire of the upper middle class of early 19th-century society. Other novels included The History of Henry Esmond (1852).