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
In the Time profile, Nolan also confirmed that rapper Travis Scott will appear in the movie as a bard.
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Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026
Carney is a musician’s filmmaker; a bard for the bards.
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 23 Apr. 2026
Clype Crumpet Spoony bard Wattlesnipe 4 of 8 Your cousin was talking absolute in the pub last night.
—Isabella Kwai, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2026
Thundercat is the bard of absurdist masculinity.
—Daniel Felsenthal, Pitchfork, 7 Apr. 2026
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Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026
Carney is a musician’s filmmaker; a bard for the bards.
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 23 Apr. 2026
Clype Crumpet Spoony bard Wattlesnipe 4 of 8 Your cousin was talking absolute in the pub last night.
—Isabella Kwai, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2026
Thundercat is the bard of absurdist masculinity.
—Daniel Felsenthal, Pitchfork, 7 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bard
Noun
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Kings, poets, scientists and revolutionaries wanted to meet him and sought his advice.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic Pikes Peak During the summer of 1893, poet and literature professor Katharine Lee Bates joined other teachers working in Colorado Springs for the summer and took a ride to the top of Pikes Peak.—
Alia Beard Rau,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
Noun
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Blues developed after the Civil War (1861–65) and was influenced by 19th-century work songs and field hollers, minstrel show music, ragtime, and church music such as spirituals and hymns, as well as the folk and popular music of white Southerners.—
René Ostberg,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
15 May 2026
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Gangsta rap’s effectiveness as a prosecutorial tool, like the minstrel shows before it, depends on audiences mistaking caricature for authenticity, and hinges on hearing artistic expression as documentary evidence of criminal actions.—
A.D. Carson,
The Conversation,
6 May 2026
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“Bard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bard. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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