HyperDic
English
> 1 sense of the word
Wheatley
:
NOUN
person
Wheatley
,
Phillis Wheatley
American
poet
(
born
in
Africa
) who was the first
recognized
Black
writer
in
America
(1753-1784 )
Wheatley > pronunciation
Sounds
hhwiy'tliy
;
wiy'tliy
Rhymes
ably
...
zealously
: 1502
rhymes with
liy
...
English
>
Wheatley
: 1 sense
> noun 1, person
Meaning
American
poet
(
born
in
Africa
) who was the first
recognized
Black
writer
in
America
(1753-1784 ).
Synonym
Phillis Wheatley
Instance of
poet
A
writer
of
poems
(the term is
usually
reserved for
writers
of good
poetry
)