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SARTRE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
French writer and existentialist philosopher (1905-1980)
Synonyms:
Jean-Paul Sartre; Sartre
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Instance hypernyms:
dramatist; playwright (someone who writes plays)
existential philosopher; existentialist; existentialist philosopher (a philosopher who emphasizes freedom of choice and personal responsibility but who regards human existence in a hostile universe as unexplainable)