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单词 poets laureate
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poet laureate

noun

plural poets laureate or poet laureates
1
: a poet honored for achievement
2
a
: a poet appointed for life by an English sovereign as a member of the royal household and formerly expected to compose poems for court and national occasions
b
: a poet appointed annually by the U.S. Library of Congress as a consultant and typically involved in the promotion of poetry
3
: one regarded by a country or region as its most eminent or representative poet

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Hailing from author Jamie Ford, the novel follows former poet laureate Dorothy Moy who tackles her emotional issues by channeling her dissociative episodes and mental health struggles into her art. Breanna Bell, Variety, 15 Aug. 2022 Jones was named poet laureate of Alabama last August and was officially confirmed in December. Shauna Stuart | Sstuart@al.com, al, 3 Aug. 2022 She was named the 24th poet laureate of the United States on Tuesday. Jess Eng, Washington Post, 12 July 2022 On Tuesday, the Library of Congress announced that the 46-year-old Limón had been named the 24th U.S. poet laureate, officially called the Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry. Hillel Italie, USA TODAY, 12 July 2022 Graham was named Orange County poet laureate in 2021. Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2022 Harjo’s successor, Ada Limón, is the first Chicana poet laureate. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 21 July 2022 Ada Limón is officially the United States's 24th poet laureate. Emily Burack, Town & Country, 12 July 2022 This kind of introspection only scratches the surface of the 18 year old, who was the inaugural youth poet laureate of Indianapolis in 2019 and is now Urban Word's 2022 National Youth Poet Laureate Midwest Regional Finalist. Claire Rafford, The Indianapolis Star, 16 May 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

poets laureate

noun

variants or poet laureates
plural of poet laureate
as in rimesters

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • rimesters
  • rhymesters
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  • versifiers
  • muses
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  • sonneteers
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  • lyricists
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