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rhapsodist

[ rap-suh-dist ]
/ ˈræp sə dɪst /
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noun

a person who rhapsodizes.
(in ancient Greece) a person who recited epic poetry, especially professionally.

RELATED WORDS

lyricist, writer, dramatist, author, artist, dilettante, rhymer, bard, versifier, maker, parodist, lyrist, librettist, poet, minstrel, balladeer, rhymester, muse, poetess, poetaster

Nearby words

rhamnaceous, rhamnose, rhamphotheca, rhanja, rhapsodic, rhapsodist, rhapsodize, rhapsody, rhapsody in blue, rhatany, rhathymia

Origin of rhapsodist

1640–50; < Greek rhapsōid(ós) rhapsodist (rhaps-, variant stem of rháptein to stitch, + -ōid(ē) ode + -os noun suffix) + -ist

Related forms

rhap·so·dis·tic, adjective
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rhapsodist

/ (ˈræpsədɪst) /

noun

a person who speaks or writes rhapsodies
a person who speaks with extravagant enthusiasm
Also: rhapsode (ˈræpsəʊd) (in ancient Greece) a professional reciter of poetry, esp of Homer

Derived Forms

rhapsodistic, adjective
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