Beckett

/ˈbɛkət/
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Other forms: Becketts

Definitions of Beckett
  1. noun
    a playwright and novelist (born in Ireland) who lived in France; wrote plays for the theater of the absurd (1906-1989)
    synonyms: Samuel Beckett
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    dramatist, dramaturge, playwright
    someone who writes plays
    author, writer
    a person who writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
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