Burns, Robert Syllabification: (Burns, Robert)Pronunciation: /bərnz/Definition of Burns, Robert (1759–96), Scottish poet, noted for poems such as “The Jolly Beggars” (1786) and “Tam o' Shanter” (1791), and for old Scottish songs that he collected, including “Auld Lang Syne.”. Burns, Robert in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of Burns, Robert in the British & World English dictionary
