rhapsodist

noun

rhap·so·dist | \ ˈrap-sə-dist

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Definition of rhapsodist

1 : a professional reciter of epic poems

2 : one who writes or speaks rhapsodically

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These rhapsodists were actually Metropolitan Opera stars, cutting loose on their night off with a slightly different art form on the Saturday of Thanksgiving weekend. — Michael Cooper, New York Times, "An Opera Star Walks Into a Karaoke Bar …," 13 Dec. 2017

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