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bard

noun

ˈbärd

Definition of bard

as in poet

a person who writes poetry a bard best known for a series of love poems to his raven-haired beloved

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Recent Examples of bard 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 In theory, an AI governance committee operates like an institutional review bard or a pharmacy and therapeutics committee. — David Talby, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026 Those who have lived to tell their tales have directly passed them down to a Birmingham native named Barry McNealy, an essential bard of Alabama’s Black American history. — Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 June 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 See All Example Sentences for bard

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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

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They were published in the North and South, performed in racist minstrel shows and polite parlors, and sung by abolitionists and defenders of enslavement alike.

— Christopher Lynch, The Conversation, 1 July 2026
And with fiddles, accordions, guitars and her current instrument of choice, the minstrel banjo.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 25 June 2026

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