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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

  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 51Թ Forms

  • poetless adjective
  • poetlike adjective
  • nonpoet noun
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51Թ 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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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of poet1

C13: from Latin ŧٲ, from Greek Ǿŧŧ maker, poet, from poiein to make
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“When it’s all said and done, we will look back at her artistic legacy, yes, as the songwriter of a generation, yes, as the poet laureate of young women.”

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The late poet Benjamin Zephaniah rejected an OBE in 2003 because of the association with the British Empire and its history of slavery.

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We break down why it's happening and the dangers of Means, an unlicensed functional medicine doctor who talks to trees, advocates against sunscreen and is an aspiring poet, being nominated for Surgeon General.

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Sometimes the music isn’t great in the Doors, but it’s all in support of someone that I do believe is a true poet.

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Felsenthal is a fiction writer, poet, critic and essayist whose work has appeared in the New Yorker, the Guardian, the Atlantic and other publications.

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