Chaucer

American  

[chaw-ser] / ˈtʃɔ sər /

noun

1. Geoffrey, 1340?–1400, English poet.

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Chaucer British  

/ ˈtʃɔːsə /

noun

1. Geoffrey. ?1340–1400, English poet, noted for his narrative skill, humour, and insight, particularly in his most famous work, The Canterbury Tales. He was influenced by the continental tradition of rhyming verse. His other works include Troilus and Criseyde, The Legende of Good Women, and The Parlement of Foules

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Example Sentences

Given its literary sources, which include Sun Tzu, James Joyce and Geoffrey Chaucer, “Together Through Life” would seem to be waving its hand at the back begging to be noticed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

Freya Hodge, a second year English literature and history student, said: "In Canterbury, you've got an abundance of literary legends, like Chaucer, Aphra Benn."

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2025

I’d be out walking our dogs, Puck and Chaucer, and Stephen would just happen to be driving along the same road.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2025

The British Library’s collection includes two of the four surviving copies of Magna Carta, the world’s largest surviving collection of Chaucer manuscripts and five copies of Shakespeare’s First Folio.

From New York Times • Jan. 15, 2024

This idea caught on, even though great literature from Chaucer to Shakespeare to Milton is bristling with sentences ending in prepositions.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner