WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
du Maurier n 1: English writer of melodramatic novels (1907-1989) [syn: du Maurier, Daphne du Maurier, Dame Daphne du Maurier] 2: English writer and illustrator; grandfather of Daphne du Maurier (1834-1896) [syn: du Maurier, George du Maurier, George Louis Palmella Busson du Maurier]