(1876–1974), American novelist and short-story writer; full name Willa Sibert Cather. Her home state of Nebraska provides the setting for some of her best writing. Notable novels: O Pioneers! (1913) and Death Comes for the Archbishop (1927).
Definition of Cather, Willa in US English:
Cather, Willa
proper nounˈkaT͟Hər
(1876–1974), US novelist and short-story writer; full name Willa Sibert Cather. Her home state of Nebraska provides the setting for some of her best writing. Notable works: O Pioneers! (1913), My Antonia (1918), and Death Comes for the Archbishop (1927).