Massinger

American  

[mas-uhn-jer] / ˈmæs ən dʒər /

noun

1. Philip, 1583–1640, English dramatist: collaborated with John Fletcher.

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Massinger British  

/ ˈmæsɪndʒə /

noun

1. Philip. 1583–?1640, English dramatist, noted esp for his comedy A New Way to pay Old Debts (1633)

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Example Sentences

He also ran a selection of scenes from works by Philip Massinger, Fletcher’s successor at the King’s Men and another possible candidate for authorship of Henry VIII, through the algorithm.

From The Guardian • Nov. 26, 2019

In old play-wrights, such as Shakespeare, Jonson, Massinger, Beaumont and Fletcher, and the other famous ones of that glorious age in literature—The Elizabethan—Mr. Peters's library was ample.

From The Story of the Great Fire in St. John, N.B., June 20th, 1877 by Stewart, George

Philip Massinger, the dramatist, was born at Salisbury in 1584.

From Philip Massinger by Cruickshank, A. H.

Ben Jonson lived till 1637, and was poet-laureate to Charles I.; Donne and Drayton lived till 1631; Herbert till 1632; Chapman till 1634; Dekker till 1638; Ford till 1639; and Heywood and Massinger till 1640.

From The Three Devils: Luther's, Milton's, and Goethe's With Other Essays by Masson, David

Rowe borrowed the plot and some hints in the characterization from "The Fatal Dowry" of Massinger and Field, but he refashioned the scenes and rewrote the verse in accord with current modes.

From Tragedy by Thorndike, Ashley H.