Jonson

[jon-suhn]

noun

1. Ben, 1573?–1637, English dramatist and poet.

Jonson

/ ˈdʒɒnsən /

noun

1. Ben. 1572–1637, English dramatist and poet, who developed the "comedy of humours", in which each character is used to satirize one particular humour or temperament. His plays include Volpone (1606), The Alchemist (1610), and Bartholomew Fair (1614), and he also wrote court masques

Other Word Forms

• Jonsonian adjective

Example Sentences

Once a local mecca for Chinese culinary delights, 99 Ranch has become a national pan-Asian behemoth under Jonson and Alice Chen.

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Sweden's defence minister Pal Jonson insisted membership was "not off the table".

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Defense Minister Pål Jonson spoke Thursday night in a diplomatic reception in Manila for Sweden’s national day after meeting his Philippine counterpart, Gilberto Teodoro Jr., on expanding defense relations.

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Sweden's defence minister, Pal Jonson, was not afraid to rub salt into Russia's self-inflicted wounds.

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“It is incredibly positive,” Swedish Defense Minister Pål Jonson said in Stockholm.

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