poet laureate

poet laureate

noun

plural poets laureate or poet laureates

Definition of POET LAUREATE

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 United States 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

First Known Use of POET LAUREATE

15th century

Rhymes with POET LAUREATE

baccalaureate, professoriat