collins

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun English writer noted for early detective novels (1824-1889)
  2. noun tall iced drink of liquor (usually gin) with fruit juice

Etymology

See Tom Collins.

In classic literature

Synonyms

Wilkie Collins, William Wilkie Collins

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