Ben Jonson

/bɛn ˌdʒɑnsən/
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Definitions of Ben Jonson
  1. noun
    English dramatist and poet who was the first real poet laureate of England (1572-1637)
    synonyms: Benjamin Jonson, Jonson
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    dramatist, dramaturge, playwright
    someone who writes plays
    poet
    a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
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