poet laureate

noun

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as in poet

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Recent Examples of poet laureate Later that year, he was named Illinois’ first honorary poet laureate. — Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 11 May 2026 Marilyn McPhie will talk about Ina Coolbrith, the first California poet laureate. — Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026 The famous Romantic, whom the king had recently appointed Britain’s poet laureate, wrote an essay about the expedition. — Literary Hub, 21 Apr. 2026 Joaquín Zihuatanejo was Dallas' inaugural poet laureate. — María Ramos Pacheco, Dallas Morning News, 8 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for poet laureate
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  1. poet
  2. poetaster
  3. bard
  4. muse
  5. rhymester
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  • What the line break is to the poet, the page turn is to the children’s-book author, and Klassen knows just how much suspense his readers can bear (or fish, or bird, or ghost).
    — Casey Cep, New Yorker, 7 July 2026
  • Valerie Hsiung is a poet and the author of eight collections of poetry, prose, and hybrid writing, including The pedestrian (Nightboat, 2026) and The Naif (2024).
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 July 2026
Definition of poet
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  • Heti’s detractors could probably put a bottle in the middle of a table and entertain themselves reading lines out of context in suave, poetaster voices.
    — New York Times, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2022
  • But -aster words have never been particularly common, with the exception of poetaster, an inferior poet.
    — Melissa Mohr, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 June 2018
Definition of poetaster
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  • Nolan cast Travis Scott in the role of a bard because of the parallels between the rapper's primary profession and the nature of The Odyssey itself.
    — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 3 July 2026
  • The admiral's swagger, battlefield bravado and desire for revenge will be sung by the bards of Westeros, and serve as a breakthrough showcase for Thorn, a playwright and YouTuber, who came out as a transgender woman in a January 2021 video on her Philosophy Tube channel.
    — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 21 June 2026
Definition of bard
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  • The name, Calliope, nods to the Greek muse of epic poetry, who, like Moroney, was said to be a vulnerable storyteller.
    — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 9 July 2026
  • As the most discerning, up-to-the-minute voice in all things travel, Condé Nast Traveler is the global citizen’s bible and muse, offering both inspiration and vital intel.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 July 2026
Definition of muse
Noun
  • By contrast, the French word for scarcity, rareté, has so many acoustic kin that an English rhymester could weep, with engagé, écarté, and retardé leading the pack.
    — Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 23 May 2022
Definition of rhymester

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