(born 1931), English novelist; pseudonym of David John Moore Cornwell. He is known for his unromanticized and thoughtful spy novels, which often feature the British agent George Smiley and include The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1963) Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (1974), and A Most Wanted Man (2008).
Definition of Le Carré, John in US English:
Le Carré, John
proper nounlə kaˈrā
(born 1931), English novelist; pseudonym of David John Moore Cornwell. He is known for his unromanticized and thoughtful spy novels, which often feature the British agent George Smiley and include The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1963) Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (1974), and A Most Wanted Man (2008).