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 Bailey plays half-elf ranger Vex, O’Brien is her twin brother Vax, Willingham is the lovable barbarian Grog, Johnson is the holy gnome cleric Pike, Jaffe is the royal gunslinger Percy, Ray is magical half-elf druid Keyleth and Riegel is the raunchy gnome bard Scanlan. Jordan Moreau, Variety, 24 July 2025 Angela’s more severe and lasting punishment was that she was barred from future engagements with the great Irish bard. Han Ong, New Yorker, 22 June 2025 However useful to ancient bards, such a spare description would mean little to us today. Sam Kean, The Atlantic, 26 May 2025 Born a modest gathering of kindred spirits, the festival hath blossomed into a celebration of the days of yore, where knights do clash, bards sing sweet airs, merchants display their wares most fine and wenches doth tease in tawdry jests. Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 22 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for bard
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Noun
  • Finzi, co-director of Doc Society, asked Falley to offer a recommendation of one of Gibson’s books for those interested in exploring the late poet’s works.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 13 Sep. 2025
  • An outer wall of the exhibit includes commentary through the centuries from great poets and scholars about the awe-inspiring site.
    Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Sep. 2025
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  • Like many such venues across America, the Kempner also hosted lectures, minstrel shows, musicals, operas, plays and vaudeville acts, along with community events such as school graduations.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Aug. 2025
  • His grandfather Daniel was a miner who would perish in an underground accident, and his great uncle George owned a minstrel show that toured Western mining camps.
    Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 31 July 2025

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“Bard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bard. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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