francis scott key

Noun
  1. United States lawyer and poet who wrote a poem after witnessing the British attack on Baltimore during the War of 1812;
    The poem was later set to music and entitled `The Star-Spangled Banner' (1779-1843) (synset 111123094)
    is an instance of:
    • attorney, lawyer - a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
    • poet - a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
    same as: key

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