Spillane

/spəˈleɪn/
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Other forms: Spillanes

Definitions of Spillane
  1. noun
    United States writer of popular detective novels (born in 1918)
    synonyms: Frank Morrison Spillane, Mickey Spillane
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    author, writer
    a person who writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
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