Tolkien

[ tohl-keen, tol- ]

/ ˈtoʊl kin, ˈtɒl- /

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noun

J(ohn) R(onald) R(eu·el)

[roo-uhl], /ˈru əl/, 1892–1973, English novelist, philologist, and teacher, born in South Africa.

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How to use Tolkien in a sentence

In a Silicon Valley equivalent of Tolkien alchemy, his Roth would transform those PayPal shares into a tax-free fortune — one that would be safer than all the gems, gold and silver in the dragon Smaug’s mountain.
Lord of the Roths: How Tech Mogul Peter Thiel Turned a Retirement Account for the Middle Class Into a $5 Billion Tax-Free Piggy Bank|by Justin Elliott, Patricia Callahan and James Bandler|June 24, 2021|ProPublica
Tolkien, channeling something similar, conjured the Eye of Sauron.
McConaughey’s ‘Stand’—And Ours|James Poulos|December 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
You almost wish Tolkien had stopped with six dwarves [laughs].
‘No Regrets’: Peter Jackson Says Goodbye to Middle-Earth|Alex Suskind|December 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
There was a bit of an uproar from Tolkien purists about her being included in...
‘No Regrets’: Peter Jackson Says Goodbye to Middle-Earth|Alex Suskind|December 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Smith survived the night patrol, and met Tolkien again on the fringes of the Battle of the Somme that summer.
Why World War I Is at the Heart of ‘Lord of the Rings’|John Garth|July 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
For Tolkien, the tale into which 1914 had plunged him never ended.
Why World War I Is at the Heart of ‘Lord of the Rings’|John Garth|July 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for Tolkien

Tolkien

/ (ˈtɒlkiːn) /

noun

J (ohn) R (onald) R (euel). 1892–1973, British philologist and writer, born in South Africa. He is best known for The Hobbit (1937), the trilogy The Lord of the Rings (1954–55), and the posthumously published The Silmarillion (1977)

Derived forms of Tolkien

Tolkienesque, adjective

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