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WHEATLEY
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• WHEATLEY (noun)
The noun WHEATLEY has 1 sense:
1. American poet (born in Africa) who was the first recognized Black writer in America (1753-1784)
Familiarity information: WHEATLEY used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
American poet (born in Africa) who was the first recognized Black writer in America (1753-1784)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Phillis Wheatley; Wheatley
Instance hypernyms:
poet (a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry))
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"Boys will be boys and play boyish games." (Latin proverb)
"The beginning of anger is madness and the end of it is regret." (Arabic proverb)
"Gentle doctors cause smelly wounds." (Dutch proverb)