poet
noun
a person who composes poetry.
poets
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pluralof poet.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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It references a number of the city's poets, the punk explosion and bands and clubs of the time.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
Under the Soviet Union, dissident artists, poets and creators distributed their work within small, private networks, according to Ingold.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
Nearly 750,000 people voted on whether to move a nearly 40-foot-tall bronze statue of Alexander Pushkin—considered one of the country’s greatest poets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
She also called on the Eisteddfod to review their entry rules, where poets compete under a pseudonym.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
The spring beloved of poets, Hippocrene, on Helicon, the Muses’ mountain, had sprung up where his hoof had struck the earth.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
