Beddoes

American  

[bed-ohz] / ˈbɛd oʊz /

noun

1. Thomas Lovell 1803–49, English dramatist and poet.

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Beddoes British  

/ ˈbɛdəʊz /

noun

1. Thomas Lovell . 1803–49, British poet, noted for his macabre imagery, esp in Death's Jest-Book (1850)

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Example Sentences

In an interview this month, Zanny Minton Beddoes, the editor of the Economist, pressed Carlson on that framing.

From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026

The guest was Zanny Minton Beddoes, editor in chief of The Economist.

From New York Times • Feb. 13, 2024

Practices like the intense, physical 90-minute session Wednesday are run in English by Italian-Canadian coach Ivano Zanatta and Canadian assistant Clayton Beddoes.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 2, 2022

Zanny Minton Beddoes, editor in chief, said in a statement the magazine was proud of correspondent Sue-Lin Wong’s journalism and regretted the decision by the immigration authorities, which it said was given without explanation.

From Reuters • Nov. 13, 2021

Of the Elizabethans, too, was Beddoes, who studied Webster and Tourneur as well as Shelley and Keats, and whose verse at times fairly surpasses his masters.

From Tragedy by Thorndike, Ashley H.