poet laureate

/ˌˈpoʊət ˌlɔriɪt/

Other forms: poets laureate; poet laureates

Definitions of poet laureate

1. noun

   a poet who is unofficially regarded as holding an honorary position in a particular group or region
   “she is the poet laureate of all lyricists”

   “he is the poet laureate of Arkansas”

   type of:

   poet

   a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
2. noun

   the poet officially appointed to the royal household in Great Britain
   “the poet laureate is expected to provide poems for great national occasions”

   type of:

   laureate

   someone honored for great achievements; figuratively someone crowned with a laurel wreath

   poet

   a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)