Definition of John webster

1. Noun. English playwright (1580-1625).

Exact synonyms: Webster
Generic synonyms: Dramatist, Playwright

Lexicographical Neighbors of John Webster

John Thomas Scopes
John Tradescant
John Trumbull
John Tuzo Wilson
John Tyler
John Tyndall
John Uhler
John Updike
John Van Vleck
John Vanbrugh
John Venn
John Wain
John Walker
John Wanamaker
John Wayne
John Webster
John Wesley
John Wickliffe
John Wiclif
John Wilkes
John Wilkes Booth
John William Strutt
John Witherspoon
John Wyclif
John Wycliffe
John dory
John le Carre
John o' Groats
John the Baptist
John the Divine

Literary usage of John webster

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Library of Literary Criticism of English and American Authors by Charles Wells Moulton (1901)
"Among that illustrious band john webster occupies a distinguished place ... The Works of john webster, p. ix. The abrupt withdrawal of Webster from writing ..."

2. Library of the World's Best Literature: Ancient and Modern by Edward Cornelius Towne (1897)
"... john webster (EARLY IN THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY) TITTLE is known of the life of Shakespeare's greatest pupil in tragedy, john webster. ..."

3. A Select Collection of Old Plays: In Twelve Volumes ; with Additional Notes by Isaac Reed, Robert Dodsley, Octavius Gilchrist, John Payne Collier (1825)
"OG john webster made free by Henry Clinkard, 17 Nov. 1617. All by servitude. t There is every reason to believe that Webster was a player as well as a poet. ..."

4. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register (1868)
"Elisha Webster, son of john webster and Abiel his wife, was horn Nov. 12, 1713 ; Jerusha was born Jan. 8, 1714-5; Aaron was born Feb. ..."

5. Reports of Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Supreme Court of the United States by United States Supreme Court, William Cranch, Henry Wheaton, Richard Peters, Benjamin Chew Howard, Jeremiah Sullivan Black (1903)
"... the district-attorney of the United States, filed a bill against john webster, cashier, and a number of others, as stockholders of the Virginia Saline ..."

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