Poet-laureate
41laureate — ► NOUN 1) a person given an award for outstanding creative or intellectual achievement. 2) a poet laureate. ► ADJECTIVE literary ▪ wreathed with laurel as a mark of honour. DERIVATIVES laureateship noun. ORIGIN from Latin laurea laurel wre …
42Laureate — In English, the word laureate has come to signify eminence or association with literary or military glory. HistoryThe laurel, in ancient Greece, was sacred to Apollo, and as such was used to form a crown or wreath of honor for poets and heroes;… …
43laureate — laureateship, n. /lawr ee it, lor /, n. 1. a person who has been honored for achieving distinction in a particular field or with a particular award: a Nobel laureate. 2. See poet laureate. adj. 3. deserving or having special recognition for… …
44laureate — Synonyms and related words: A per se, Meistersinger, Olympic medal winner, Parnassian, ace, arch poet, award winner, ballad maker, balladmonger, bard, beat poet, boss, bucoliast, champ, champion, chief, commander, crowned with laurel, dean,… …
45poet — Synonyms and related words: Meistersinger, Parnassian, advertising writer, annalist, arch poet, art critic, author, authoress, ballad maker, balladist, balladmonger, bard, beat poet, belletrist, bibliographer, bucoliast, coauthor, collaborator,… …
46laureate — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, crowned with laurel as a distinction, from Latin laureatus, from laurea laurel wreath, from feminine of laureus of laurel, from laurus Date: circa 1529 the recipient of honor or recognition for achievement in an …
47laureate — /ˈlɒriət/ (say loreeuht) adjective 1. crowned or decked with laurel as a mark of honour. 2. specially recognised or distinguished, or deserving of distinction, especially for poetic merit: poet laureate. 3. consisting of laurel. –noun 4. a person …
48laureate — UK [ˈlɔːrɪət] / US [ˈlɔrɪət] noun [countable] Word forms laureate : singular laureate plural laureates someone who has won a prize for their achievements, especially a nobel prize a Nobel laureate in chemistry See: Poet Laureate …
49laureate — lau•re•ate [[t]ˈlɔr i ɪt, ˈlɒr [/t]] n. 1) a person who has been honored for achieving distinction in a particular field or with a particular award: a Nobel laureate[/ex] 2) poet laureate 3) deserving or having special recognition for achievement …
50laureate — n. Poet laureate, court poet …
