Nicholson, Ben Syllabification: (Nich·ol·son, Ben)Pronunciation: /ˈnikəlsən/Definition of Nicholson, Ben (1894–1982), English painter; full name Benjamin Lauder Nicholson. A pioneer of British abstract art, he was noted for his painted reliefs with circular and rectangular motifs. Nicholson, Ben in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of Nicholson, Ben in the British & World English dictionary