Cromp ‧ ton, Rich ‧ mal /ˈkrɒmptən $ ˈkrɑː-, ˈrɪtʃm ə l/ BrE AmE
(1890–1969) a British writer who wrote a famous series of humorous children's novels, known as the Just William books, about the adventures of an 11-year-old English schoolboy called William Brown who always gets into trouble