English noun: poet laureate | |||
1. | poet laureate (person) a poet who is unofficially regarded as holding an honorary position in a particular group or region | ||
Samples | She is the poet laureate of all lyricists. He is the poet laureate of Arkansas. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | poet | ||
2. | poet laureate (person) the poet officially appointed to the royal household in Great Britain | ||
Samples | The poet laureate is expected to provide poems for great national occasions. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | laureate, poet | ||