Fitzgerald

/fɪtsˈʤɛrəld/
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Other forms: Fitzgeralds

Definitions of Fitzgerald
  1. noun
    English poet remembered primarily for his free translation of the poetry of Omar Khayyam (1809-1883)
    synonyms: Edward Fitzgerald
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    example of:
    interpreter, translator
    someone who mediates between speakers of different languages
    poet
    a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
  2. noun
    United States author whose novels characterized the Jazz Age in the United States (1896-1940)
    synonyms: F. Scott Fitzgerald, Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald
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    example of:
    author, writer
    a person who writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
  3. noun
    United States scat singer (1917-1996)
    synonyms: Ella Fitzgerald
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    example of:
    singer, vocaliser, vocalist, vocalizer
    a person who sings
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