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Rhapsode

//ˈɹæpˌsoʊd// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    One who performs the poetry of a poet for an audience; not necessarily a writer of poetry.

    "Socrates: And do the Epidaurians have contests of rhapsodes at the festival?"

  2. 2
    The interpreter of a poem.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ῥαψῳδός (rhapsōidós).

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