Beckett

American  

[bek-it] / ˈbɛk ɪt /

noun

1. Samuel, 1906–1989, Irish playwright and novelist, living in France: Nobel Prize in Literature 1969.

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Beckett British  

/ ˈbɛkɪt /

noun

1. Margaret Mary . Dame. born 1943, British Labour politician; leader of the House of Commons (1998–2001); secretary of state for environment, food, and rural affairs (2001–2006); foreign secretary (2006– 07)

2. Samuel ( Barclay ). 1906–89, Irish dramatist and novelist writing in French and English, whose works portray the human condition as insignificant or absurd in a bleak universe. They include the plays En attendant Godot ( Waiting for Godot , 1952), Fin de partie ( Endgame , 1957), and Not I (1973) and the novel Malone meurt ( Malone Dies , 1951): Nobel prize for literature 1969

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Example Sentences

Beckett Sennecke and Chris Kreider scored in the third period for the Ducks.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2026

Meanwhile comedians Rob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan will have their close friendship and trust in each other put to the ultimate test by the game.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

With Beckett about to enter kindergarten at the time, Farr focused her house hunt on neighborhoods with stellar schools, which led her to the Los Angeles suburb of La Cañada Flintridge.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

As analyst Chris Beckett at Quilter Cheviot puts it, inside Unilever food brands often got “a minute or two at the end of the conversation.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

“Only because Stella Beckett got one for her sweet sixteen.”

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson