Source : WordNet®

Marlowe
     n 1: English poet and playwright who introduced blank verse as a
          form of dramatic expression; was stabbed to death in a
          tavern brawl (1564-1593) [syn: {Christopher Marlowe}]
     2: tough cynical detective (one of the early detective heroes
        in American fiction) created by Raymond Chandler [syn: {Philip
        Marlowe}]