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poet

1

[ poh-it ]

noun

  1. a person who composes poetry.

    Synonyms: ,

  2. a person who has the gift of poetic thought, imagination, and creation, together with eloquence of expression.


poet.

2

abbreviation for

  1. poetic.
  2. poetical.
  3. poetry.

poet

/ ˈəʊɪ /

noun

  1. a person who writes poetry
  2. a person with great imagination and creativity
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Other Word Forms

  • ij· adjective
  • ij· adjective
  • ԴDz·ij noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of poet1

1250–1300; Middle English poete < Latin ŧٲ < Greek Ǿŧḗs poet, literally, maker, equivalent to Ǿŧ-, variant stem of Ǿî to make + agent noun suffix
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Word History and Origins

Origin of poet1

C13: from Latin ŧٲ, from Greek Ǿŧŧ maker, poet, from poiein to make
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The subtle magic of the Shipping Forecast is celebrated in a special concert, in Belfast's Ulster Hall, featuring Radio 4's continuity announcers and a new work by poet laureate Simon Armitage.

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"To find beauty in ugliness is the province of the poet. The most beautiful defeat of my career."

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A Utah state poet laureate pleaded his Republican senator, John Curtis, to protect funding for the arts.

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For e.e. cummings, like earlier American transcendentalist poets like Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau, paying attention was everything.

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Initially, Nevins was a ballet dancer, a swimmer and a poet.

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