John Ronald Reuel Tolkien

Definitions of John Ronald Reuel Tolkien
  1. noun
    British philologist and writer of fantasies (born in South Africa) (1892-1973)
    synonyms: J.R.R. Tolkien, Tolkien
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    philologist, philologue
    a humanist specializing in classical scholarship
    author, writer
    a person who writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
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