poet (noun)
1poet — ► NOUN 1) a person who writes poems. 2) a person possessing special powers of imagination or expression. DERIVATIVES poetess noun …
2poet laureate — noun 1. a poet who is unofficially regarded as holding an honorary position in a particular group or region she is the poet laureate of all lyricists he is the poet laureate of Arkansas • Hypernyms: ↑poet 2. the poet officially appointed to the… …
3poet laureate — noun (plural poets laureate or poet laureates) Date: 15th century 1. a poet honored for achievement in his or her art 2. a. a poet appointed for life by an English sovereign as a member of the royal household and formerly expected to compose… …
4poet — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ accomplished, good, great ▪ distinguished, famous, well known ▪ foremost ▪ the foremost …
5poet laureate — noun a) A poet officially appointed by a government, often expected to compose poems for state occasions and other government events b) Formerly, an officer of the kings household, whose business was to compose an ode annually for the kings… …
6Poet Laureate — noun (plural Poets Laureate or Poet Laureates) an eminent poet appointed by the British royal household to write poems for royal and official occasions …
7Poet Laureate — ► NOUN (pl. Poets Laureate) ▪ a poet appointed by the British sovereign to write poems for royal and official occasions …
8poet's narcissus — noun also poet s daffodil : a narcissus (Narcissus poeticus) having fragrant, chiefly white, and usually solitary flowers with a very shallow corona that is crisped and reddish on its edge * * * poet s narcissus, a narcissus with a short, trumpet …
9poet — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French poete, from Latin poeta, from Greek poiētēs maker, poet, from poiein to make; akin to Sanskrit cinoti he gathers, heaps up Date: 14th century 1. one who writes poetry ; a maker of verses 2. one… …
10Poet Laureate — Poet Laur|e|ate [ ,pouət lɔriət ] noun count someone who is chosen to write poems for important national events …
