poet laureate

poet laureate

n. pl. poets laureate or poet laureates

1. A poet appointed for life by a British monarch as a member of the royal household and expected to write poems celebrating occasions of national importance and honoring the royal family.

2. A poet appointed to a similar honorary position or honored for artistic excellence.

3. A poet acclaimed as the most excellent or most representative of a locality or group.

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poet laureate

n pl poets laureate

(Literature / Poetry) Brit the poet appointed as court poet of Britain who is given a post as an officer of the Royal Household. The first was Ben Jonson in 1616

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	poet laureate - a poet who is unofficially regarded as holding an honorary position in a particular group or region; "she is the poet laureate of all lyricists"; "he is the poet laureate of Arkansas" poet - a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
	2.	poet laureate - the poet officially appointed to the royal household in Great Britain; "the poet laureate is expected to provide poems for great national occasions" laureate - someone honored for great achievements; figuratively someone crowned with a laurel wreath poet - a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)

Translations

poet laureate

n → Hofdichter(in) m(f), → Poeta laureatus m