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Poet

/ˈpəʊɪt/

A person who writes poems.

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📖 Definitions of "Poet"

noun

1
A person who writes poems.
2
A person with a creative or romantic imagination.

🔄 Synonyms of "Poet"

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Word	Definition
versifiernoun	One who versifies.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Poet"

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Word	Definition
versifiernoun	One who versifies.
poetic	Relating to poetry.
metristnoun	Someone who writes verses.
poemnoun	A literary piece written in verse.
poetrynoun	Literature composed in verse or language exhibiting conscious attention to patterns and rhythm.
writernoun	A person who writes, or produces literary work; an author can refer to themselves as "the writer".
bardnoun	A professional poet and singer, like among the ancient Celts, whose occupation was to compose and sing verses in honor of the heroic achievements of princes and brave men.
lyricistnoun	A person who writes the lyrics of a song.
tunenoun	A melody.
rapprochementnoun	The reestablishment of cordial relations, particularly between two countries; a reconciliation.
dichternoun	—
troubadournoun	An itinerant composer and performer of songs in medieval Europe; a jongleur or travelling minstrel.
minstrelnoun	(historical) Originally, an entertainer employed to juggle, play music, sing, tell stories, etc.; a buffoon, a fool, a jester; later, a medieval (especially travelling) entertainer who would recite and sing poetry, often to their own musical accompaniment.
poetessnoun	(dated) A female poet.
rhymernoun	One who makes, composes, or recites rhymes or simple poems.
laureatenoun	(dated) One crowned with laurel, such as a poet laureate or Nobel laureate.
odistnoun	A writer of an ode or odes.
elegistnoun	A writer of funeral songs; one who writes in elegiac verse
poetasternoun	An unskilled poet.
rhapsodistnoun	One who reads or interprets poetry aloud; one who rhapsodizes.