Shakespeare.
A surname.
Meaning & usage
A surname.
A surname. William Shakespeare, an English playwright and poet of the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries.
William Shakespeare's works or media adaptations of his works.
He is reading Shakespeare.
I'm surprised that even the allusion to Hamlet flew over his head. Even someone who barely knows Shakespeare might catch that one!
A place name: A village in Perth East township, Ontario, Canada, named after the playwright.
A place name: A ghost town in Hidalgo County, New Mexico, United States.
Where this word comes from
A common Middle English surname meaning spearman, corresponding to shake (“to brandish a weapon”) + spear.
Any form or style of language that is eloquent, especially in English; poetry.
A playwright of the standing of William Shakespeare.
Where this word comes from
A common Middle English surname meaning spearman, corresponding to shake (“to brandish a weapon”) + spear.
To act or perform in a play of the works of Shakespeare.
Where this word comes from
A common Middle English surname meaning spearman, corresponding to shake (“to brandish a weapon”) + spear.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.