Poet-laureate
51laureate — 1. adjective /ˈlɒ.ɹiː.ət,ˈlɔː(ɹ).iː.ət/ Crowned, or decked, with laurel. To strew the laureate hearse where Lycid lies. 2. noun /ˈlɒ.ɹiː.ət,ˈlɔː(ɹ).iː.ət/ a) One crowned with laurel; a poet laureate b) A …
52laureate — lau|re|ate [ˈlo:riıt] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: laureatus crowned with laurel , from laurus; LAUREL] someone who has been given an important prize or honour, especially the ↑Nobel Prize ▪ Nigeria s Nobel laureate, Wole Soyinka →↑Poet… …
53laureate — lau|re|ate [ lɔriət ] noun count someone who has won a prize for their achievements, especially a NOBEL PRIZE: a Nobel laureate in chemistry => POET LAUREATE …
54laureate — [ lɒrɪət, lɔ: ] noun 1》 a person given an award for outstanding creative or intellectual achievement: a Nobel laureate. 2》 short for Poet Laureate. adjective literary wreathed with laurel as a mark of honour. Derivatives laureateship noun …
55laureate — noun (C) someone who has won an important prize, especially the nobel prize: Nigeria s Nobel laureate, Wole Soyinka see also: Poet Laureate …
56laureate — adj. & n. adj. 1 wreathed with laurel as a mark of honour. 2 consisting of laurel; laurel like. n. 1 a person who is honoured for outstanding creative or intellectual achievement (Nobel laureate). 2 = Poet Laureate. Derivatives: laureateship n.… …
57poet — n. (fem. poetess) 1 a writer of poems. 2 a person possessing high powers of imagination or expression etc. Phrases and idioms: Poet Laureate (in the UK) a poet appointed to write poems for State occasions. Poets Corner part of Westminster Abbey… …
58laureate — lau·re·ate || lÉ”Ërɪət n. one who has been honored or received an award for outstanding achievement in a particular field; poet laureate adj. worthy of honor, deserving recognition; crowned with laurels as a mark of distinction; honored for… …
59poet — n. poet laureate * * * [ pəʊɪt] poetlaureate …
60America’s Poet Laureate — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow …
