poet laureate, n.
the poet officially appointed to the royal household in Great Britain
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poet laureate
sample sentences
"the poet laureate is expected to provide poems for great national occasions"
a poet who is unofficially regarded as holding an honorary position in a particular group or region
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poet laureate
sample sentences
"she is the poet laureate of all lyricists""he is the poet laureate of Arkansas"
semantic pointers
hypernym