poet

[ poh-it ]

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noun

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

Origin of poet

1250–1300; Middle English poete<Latin poēta<Greek poiētḗs poet, literally, maker, equivalent to poiē-, variant stem of poieîn to make + -tēs agent noun suffix

Other words for poet

1	versifier, bard

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Other words from poet

po·et·less, adjective
po·et·like, adjective
non·po·et, noun

Other definitions for poet. (2 of 2)

poet.

abbreviation

poetic.
poetical.

poetry.

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How to use poet in a sentence

I was curious if there are poets you read now that are still having a big impact on you?
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Some writers are mathematicians, rhetoricians, satirists, poets, or epigrammatists (Martial).
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Poets are drawn to timeless things: leaves, seasons, the seaside, the moon.
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Do poets have a responsibility to speak with a raised voice—the sort Paxman is likely thinking of, one for the ages?
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It was so painful to take in the reality of this generation of artists and poets and lovers that we lost.
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Gottlieb Conrad Pfeffel, one of the best poets of Germany, died.
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The apocryphal gospels contain many, and some are preserved by Persian and Arabian poets.
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Poets and dramatists sung its praises, while others wrote of its wonderful medicinal qualities.
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There are poets and writers who see naught in war but carrion, filth, savagery and horror.
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The descriptions of allegorical personages in this poem are clearly imitated from similar descriptions in Latin poets.
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British Dictionary definitions for poet

poet

sometimes when feminine poetess

/ (ˈpəʊɪt) /

noun

a person who writes poetry
a person with great imagination and creativity

Origin of poet

C13: from Latin poēta, from Greek poiētēs maker, poet, from poiein to make

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