Pul ‧ it ‧ zer Prize /ˈpʊlɪtsə ˌpraɪz $ -sər-/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
one of the 21 prizes given every year in the US to people who have produced especially good work in ↑ journalism (=writing for newspapers) , literature, or music. The prizes were started by the US newspaper owner Joseph Pulitzer (1847–1911), and winning a Pulitzer Prize is regarded as a great honour. ⇨ ↑ Man Booker Prize