poet (noun)

  • 21poet — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. writer, poemwriter, bard, versifier, dilettante, minstrel, troubadour, jongleur, verse maker, maker of verses, scribbler of verses, metrist, lyrist, parodist, author, lyricist, librettist, dramatic poet, dramatist, lyric… …

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  • 22poet */*/ — UK [ˈpəʊɪt] / US [ˈpoʊət] noun [countable] Word forms poet : singular poet plural poets someone who writes poetry …

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  • 23poet. — 1. poetic. 2. poetical. 3. poetry. * * * po|et «POH iht», noun. 1. a person who writes poems. Longfellow and Scott were poets. SYNONYM(S): bard. 2. a person who has great ability to feel and express beauty. ╂[< Latin poēta < Greek poēt …

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  • 24poet — /ˈpoʊət / (say pohuht) noun 1. someone who composes poetry. 2. someone having the gift of poetic thought, imagination, and creation, together with eloquence of expression. {Middle English poete, from Latin poēta, from Greek po(i)ētēs poet, maker} …

  • 25poet laureate — /poʊət ˈlɒriət / (say pohuht loreeuht) noun (plural poets laureate) (sometimes upper case) 1. , ) (in Britain) a highly esteemed poet, appointed as a lifetime officer of the royal household; formerly expected to write odes, etc., in celebration… …

  • 26poet — po|et [ pouət ] noun count ** a someone who writes poetry …

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  • 27poet — [ˈpəʊɪt] noun [C] someone who writes poetry …

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  • 28poet's day — /ˈpoʊəts deɪ/ (say pohuhts day) noun Colloquial (humorous) Friday, the day on which people often leave work a little early. {p(iss) o(ff) e(arly,) t(omorrow s) S(aturday)} …

  • 29poet's jasmine — /poʊəts ˈdʒæzmən/ (say pohuhts jazmuhn) noun the common jasmine. See jasmine …

  • 30minor poet — noun A genuine but not great poet • • • Main Entry: ↑minor …

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