poet

po·et

noun \ˈpō-ət, -it also ˈpȯ(-)it\

Definition of POET

1

: one who writes poetry : a maker of verses

2

: one (as a creative artist) of great imaginative and expressive capabilities and special sensitivity to the medium

Examples of POET

1. <Emily Dickinson is famous as the poet who rarely left the house but often journeyed to the depths of the human heart.>

Origin of POET

Middle English, from Anglo-French poete, from Latin poeta, from Greek poiētēs maker, poet, from poiein to make; akin to Sanskrit cinoti he gathers, heaps up

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to POET

Synonyms: bard, minstrel, muse, poetaster, rhymester (also rimester), versifier

Related Words: poetess; poet laureate; scop, troubadour; epigrammatist, epigrammatizer, lyricist, rhymer, sonneteer; rhapsode, rhapsodist

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