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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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.
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Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 22 May 2025
Thoughts come, too, about sleep, time, and men, those cretins, pilgrims, scholars, and bards.
—Jane Alison
june 17, Literary Hub, 17 June 2025
In other words, the Panthers were trying bard to enlist Sly’s talents and influence for their own purposes.
—Timothy Crouse, Rolling Stone, 9 June 2025
In Russia, Aleksandr Dugin is a philosopher and bard of Putinism (with many fans in the United States).
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 21 Apr. 2025
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Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 22 May 2025
Thoughts come, too, about sleep, time, and men, those cretins, pilgrims, scholars, and bards.
—Jane Alison
june 17, Literary Hub, 17 June 2025
In other words, the Panthers were trying bard to enlist Sly’s talents and influence for their own purposes.
—Timothy Crouse, Rolling Stone, 9 June 2025
In Russia, Aleksandr Dugin is a philosopher and bard of Putinism (with many fans in the United States).
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 21 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bard
Noun
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The main point of contention seemed to be identifying Timothy Leary as a poet (seven minutes) or a prophet (half an hour).—
Dennis McNally,
Rolling Stone,
7 Aug. 2025
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What To Know Pike was a lawyer, poet and writer who played a major role in developing the judiciary in Arkansas before the Civil War.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Aug. 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
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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 21 Aug. 2025.
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