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• Christopher Marlowe (noun)
  1. 1564-1593 english poet and playwright who introduced blank verse as a form of dramatic expression; was stabbed to death in a tavern brawl
• Marlowe, Christopher
  1. (1564-93) an English poet and writer of plays, whose most famous plays are Dr Faustus, Edward II, and Tamburlaine the Great . Many people think he influenced the work of Shakespeare. He was killed in a fight in a TAVERN .
• Marlowe, Philip
  1. a PRIVATE DETECTIVE (= someone who is employed to look for information or missing people) in stories written by the US writer Raymond CHANDLER . Marlowe is a tough and determined character who does not often show his feelings, but he is honest and believes in justice.
• Philip Marlowe (noun)
  1. one of the early detective heroes in American fiction tough cynical detective created by Raymond Chandler
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