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Definition of Sir william gilbert
1. Noun. A librettist who was a collaborator with Sir Arthur Sullivan in a famous series of comic operettas (1836-1911).
Exact synonyms: Gilbert, William Gilbert, William S. Gilbert, William Schwenk Gilbert
Generic synonyms: Librettist, Poet
Derivative terms: Gilbertian
Generic synonyms: Librettist, Poet
Derivative terms: Gilbertian
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sir William Gilbert
Literary usage of Sir william gilbert
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Gilbert and Sullivan and Their Operas: With Recollections and Anecdotes of D by François Cellier, Cunningham Bridgeman (1914)
"It was accordingly a feather in his cap when Edward Compton scored a great success,
and he has not forgotten to be grateful to sir william gilbert for the ..."
2. The Scottish Nation: Or, The Surnames, Families, Literature, Honours, and by William Anderson (1863)
"... second baronet, married Magdalen, daughter of sir william gilbert Elliot of
Stobbs, baronet, ..."
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