Tolkien

[ tohl-keen, tol- ]

noun

1. J(ohn) R(onald) R(eu·el) [roo, -, uh, l], 1892–1973, English novelist, philologist, and teacher, born in South Africa.

Tolkien

/ ˈtɒlkiːn /

noun

1. TolkienJ(ohn) R(onald) R(euel)18921973MBritishSouth AfricanLANGUAGE: philologistWRITING: writer 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

• ˌTolkienˈesque, adjective

Example Sentences

Sharing the name of a legendary dwarf in J. R. R. Tolkien's classic fantasy novel "The Hobbit," a Neanderthal now known as Thorin wandered the Earth up to 42,000 years ago.

From Salon

On a skit near the end of the album, Slim sounds like he’s crawling out of a grave, groaning like Tolkien’s Golem:

From Salon

The first impression copy is one of only 1,500 original pressings of the fantasy novel - that went on to spawn Tolkien's universe of Middle-Earth .

From BBC

To step inside the elaborate staging, which originated at the Schauspielhaus Zürich, in Switzerland, was to plunge headlong into a lovingly prepared yet scrappy version of Tolkien’s fantasy world.

From New York Times

Tolkien’s “The Lord of the Rings” book series are in development, New Line and Warner Bros. announced Thursday.

From Los Angeles Times