CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

IPA (US):

• CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE (noun)
  The noun CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE has 1 sense:

1. English poet and playwright who introduced blank verse as a form of dramatic expression; was stabbed to death in a tavern brawl (1564-1593)

  Familiarity information: CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE used as a noun is very rare.

• CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

English poet and playwright who introduced blank verse as a form of dramatic expression; was stabbed to death in a tavern brawl (1564-1593)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Christopher Marlowe; Marlowe

Instance hypernyms:

dramatist; playwright (someone who writes plays)

poet (a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry))