Beckett, SamuelPronunciation: /ˈbɛkɪt/Definition of Beckett, Samuel (1906–89), Irish dramatist, novelist, and poet; full name Samuel Barclay Beckett. He is best known for his plays, especially Waiting for Godot (1952), a seminal work in the Theatre of the Absurd. Nobel Prize for Literature (1969). Derivatives BeckettianPronunciation: /bɛˈkɛtɪən/ adjective Beckett, Samuel in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of Beckett, Samuel in the US English dictionary
