Galsworthy, John Syllabification: (Gals·wor·thy, John)Pronunciation: /ˈgôlzˌwərT͟Hē/Definition of Galsworthy, John (1867–1933), British novelist and playwright. He is noted for The Forsyte Saga (1906–28), a series of novels. Nobel Prize for Literature (1932). Galsworthy, John in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of Galsworthy, John in the British & World English dictionary