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English > 1 sense of the expression Benjamin Jonson:
NOUNperson Benjamin Jonson, Jonson, Ben JonsonEnglish dramatist and poet who was the first real poet laureate of England (1572-1637 )
English > Benjamin Jonson: 1 sense > noun 1, person
MeaningEnglish dramatist and poet who was the first real poet laureate of England (1572-1637 ).
SynonymsJonson, Ben Jonson
Instance ofdramatist, playwrightsomeone who writes plays
poetA writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)