Genet

/dʒəˈneɪ/
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Other forms: Genets

Definitions of Genet
  1. noun
    French diplomat who in 1793 tried to draw the United States into the war between France and England (1763-1834)
    synonyms: Citizen Genet, Edmund Charles Edouard Genet
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    example of:
    diplomat, diplomatist
    an official engaged in international negotiations
  2. noun
    French writer of novels and dramas for the theater of the absurd (1910-1986)
    synonyms: Jean Genet
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    example of:
    dramatist, dramaturge, playwright
    someone who writes plays
    novelist
    one who writes novels
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