Pulitzer Prize


noun

one of a group of annual prizes in journalism, literature, music, etc., established by Joseph Pulitzer: administered by Columbia University; first awarded 1917.

British Dictionary definitions for pulitzer prizes

Pulitzer prize

noun

one of a group of prizes established by Joseph Pulitzer and awarded yearly since 1917 for excellence in American journalism, literature, and music

Cultural definitions for pulitzer prizes

Pulitzer Prizes
[ (pool-it-suhr, pyooh-lit-suhr) ]

A series of prizes awarded annually since 1917 for high achievement in American journalism, literature, drama, and music. They were endowed by the newspaper publisher Joseph Pulitzer.