poet

¹

[ poh-it ]

noun

1. a person who composes poetry.

   Synonyms: versifier, bard

2. a person who has the gift of poetic thought, imagination, and creation, together with eloquence of expression.

poet.

²

abbreviation for

1. poetic.
2. poetical.
3. poetry.

poet

/ ˈpəʊɪt /

noun

1. a person who writes poetry
2. a person with great imagination and creativity

Other Words From

• poet·less adjective
• poet·like adjective
• non·poet noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of poet¹

1250–1300; Middle English poete < Latin poēta < Greek poiētḗs poet, literally, maker, equivalent to poiē-, variant stem of poieîn to make + -tēs agent noun suffix

Word History and Origins

Origin of poet¹

C13: from Latin poēta, from Greek poiētēs maker, poet, from poiein to make

Example Sentences

Also watching were New Roads students — including a group of third-graders who recognized the poet.

From Washington Post

Astronaut Michael Collins said the best crew for a space mission would be a philosopher, a priest and a poet.

From Ozy

The best-selling poet offers a new collection of verse with illustrations.

From Washington Post

Gorman isn’t just an amazing poet, she’s also academically talented.

From Essence.com

An early version of the modern solution came, of all people, from the poet Edgar Allan Poe.

From Popular-Science

The poet apparently collapsed in the street upon his departure from “The Horse” and died not long after.

From The Daily Beast

A Harvard-educated poet and professor, Linsker was arrested early Sunday morning and released without bail later that day.

From The Daily Beast

So many were arrested in Leningrad, the poet Anna Akhmatova said, that the city “dangled like an appendage from its prisons….”

From The Daily Beast

Who was the most erotic poet of the late Renaissance and early Baroque, when the quatrain reached its courtly zenith?

From The Daily Beast

And, for that matter, where is our poet who could damn any of them for it?

From The Daily Beast

Rene le Pays, a French poet, died; well known at court by his miscellanies.

From Project Gutenberg

Richard Brathwaite, an English poet and miscellaneous writer, died.

From Project Gutenberg

But if people will insist on patting a strange poet, they mustn't be surprised if they get a nasty bite!

From Project Gutenberg

Richard Cumberland died; eminent as a British poet, essayist, novelist and dramatic writer.

From Project Gutenberg

Bonnell Thornton died; an English poet, essayist and miscellaneous writer, and translator of Plautus.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• artist
• author
• dramatist
• lyricist
• writer