Bard of Avon

American  

noun

1. William Shakespeare: so called from his birthplace, Stratford-on-Avon.

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Bard of Avon Cultural  

1. A title given to William Shakespeare, who was born and buried in Stratford-upon-Avon, England. A bard is a poet.

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Etymology

Origin of Bard of Avon

First recorded in 1880–1885

Example Sentences

He’s been in Shakespearean villain territory many times, but this most recent selfish and heartless move puts him up there with the vilest villains the Bard of Avon ever created.

From Salon • Feb. 5, 2024

This charming spoof purports to be a long-lost work for younger readers by the Bard of Avon himself.

From New York Times • Aug. 15, 2020

Stevens began expressing his doubts about the Bard of Avon in November of 1987, at a moot-court hearing on the topic “Who Wrote Shakespeare?”

From The New Yorker • Jul. 29, 2019

The meeting on the vision statement descends into chaos, and the campus newspaper, followed by the national media, mistakenly concludes that tenured radicals are trying to ban the Bard of Avon.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 17, 2018

The Bard of Avon may be quoted in justification of its adoption, when he writes of taking arms against a sea, and seeking a bubble in the mouth of a cannon.

From Rejected Addresses by Smith, James