/ Dictionary / Index B Burroughs: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Bur•roughs Pronunciation: (bûr'ōz, bur'-), [key] — n. 1875–1950, U.S. novelist and short-story writer. 1837–1921, U.S. naturalist and essayist. 1855–98, U.S. inventor of the adding machine. his grandsonborn 1914, U.S. novelist. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: burroughs (Thesaurus) burro's tail burrow Related Content Daily Word Quiz: fabricate Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language