Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun poet_laureate

2 senses of poet laureate

Sense 1
poet laureate -- (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")
       => poet -- (a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry))

Sense 2
poet laureate -- (the poet officially appointed to the royal household in Great Britain; "the poet laureate is expected to provide poems for great national occasions")
       => poet -- (a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry))
       => laureate -- (someone honored for great achievements; figuratively someone crowned with a laurel wreath)