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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.
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Origin of rhapsodist

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

OTHER WORDS FROM rhapsodist

rhap·so·dis·tic, adjective

Words nearby rhapsodist

rhamnaceous, rhamnose, rhamphotheca, rhanja, rhapsodic, rhapsodist, rhapsodize, rhapsody, Rhapsody in Blue, rhatany, rhathymia
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Words related to rhapsodist

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

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British Dictionary definitions for rhapsodist

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 of rhapsodist

rhapsodistic, adjective
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