phillis wheatley

1. 1.

   American poet (born in Africa) who was the first recognized Black writer in America (1753-1784)

   SynonymsWheatley

   Broaderpoet

Questions about phillis wheatley

What does phillis wheatley mean?

phillis wheatley means "American poet (born in Africa) who was the first recognized Black writer in America (1753-1784)".

What is another word for phillis wheatley?

Close synonyms include Wheatley. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is phillis wheatley a common word?

phillis wheatley is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.