Up ‧ dike, John /ˈʌpdaɪk/ BrE AmE
(1932–) a US writer known for his novels about the lives, relationships, and problems of ↑ middle-class people in the US, such as Rabbit, Run . He won a Pulitzer prize for Rabbit is Rich (1982) and again for Rabbit at Rest (1991). His book The Witches of Eastwick was made into a successful film.