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Poet
//ˈpoʊ.ət// noun
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A person who writes poems.
- 2 a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry) wordnet
- 3 A person with a creative or romantic imagination.
Etymology
From Middle English poete, from Old French poete, from Latin poēta (“poet, author”), from Ancient Greek ποιητής (poiētḗs, “creator, maker, author, poet”), from ποιέω (poiéō, “to make, compose”). Displaced native Old English sċop. Doublet of piyyut.
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