Dictionary

poet en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈpəʊ.ɪt/ (UK)
• /ˈpoʊ.ɪt/ (US)
• /ˈpɔː.ɪt/ (UK, uncommon)
• [ˈpʰoʊ̯ɪ̈(ʔ)t̚] (US)
• /ˈpoː.ɪt/ (Canada)
• /ˈpoː.ɛt/ (Canada)
• /poː(ə)t/ (Canada)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈpoʊ.ət/ (US)
• /ˈpəʊ.ət/ (UK)

Etymology

From Middle English poete, from Old French poete, from Latin poēta (“poet, author”), from Ancient Greek ποιητής (poiētḗs, “creator, maker, author, poet”), from ποιέω (poiéō, “to make, compose”). Displaced native Old English sċop and lēoþwyrhta (literally, "leedwright" or "poem-writer"). Doublet of piyyut.

Meanings

1. A person who writes poems.
2. A person with a creative or romantic imagination.

Forms

Deriveds

poetless · poetical · poetesque · I'm a poet and I didn't even know it · cyclic poet · poetling · slam poet · poetize · poet shirt · be a poet and not know it · Instapoet · ecopoet · poeticule · poet blouse · they should have sent a poet · mythopoet · cyberpoet · poet laureate · poetess · arch-poet · pylon poet · poetdom · jazz poet · poetcraft · Lake poet · parcel-poet · poetlike · poet sleeve · poetise · poetwise · poetette · poetly · poetese · poethood · poetist · concrete poet · antipoet · poetress · metapoet · poetaster · sacrificial poet · one is a poet and doesn't know it · poetship · nonpoet · poetism · poetolatry

Hyponyms

poetess · versifier

Relateds

poetry · poesy · poesiology

Synonyms

singer

Translations (214)

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dzejniece (person who writes poems) · az şairə (person who writes poems) · eu olerkari (person who writes poems) · th กวี (person who writes poems) · nn poet (person who writes poems) · nn diktar (person who writes poems) · io poeto (person who writes poems) · hy բանաստեղծուհի (person who writes poems) · grc ποιήτρια (person who writes poems) · nl poëet (person who writes poems) · pa ਕਵੀ (person who writes poems) · ltg poets (person who writes poems) · fo skald (person who writes poems) · is ljóðskáld (person who writes poems) · sl pesnica (person who writes poems) · ht powèt (person who writes poems) · sq poet (person who writes poems) · el ποιητής (person who writes poems) · prs شَاعِر (person who writes poems) · vo hipoedan (person who writes poems) · ti ገጣሚ (person who writes poems) · yi דיכטער (person who writes poems) · mr कवयित्री (person who writes poems) · cy bardd (person who writes poems) · eu poeta (person who writes poems) · ast poeta (person who writes poems) · ur شاعِرَہ (person who writes poems) · bo སྙན་ངག་མཁན (person who writes poems) · uz shoir (person who writes poems) · yue 詩人 /诗人 (person who writes poems) · ro poet (person who writes poems) · ext pueta (person who writes poems) · tr şair (person who writes poems) · pl poetka (person who writes poems) · ga bard (person who writes poems) · sk poeta (person who writes poems) · is skáld (person who writes poems) · or କବି (person who writes poems) · cs poetka (person who writes poems) · ro poetă (person who writes poems) · kmr helbestvan (person who writes poems) · sip སྙན་ངག་མཁན (person who writes poems) · la poētria (person who writes poems) · ka პოეტი (person who writes poems) · fr poète (person who writes poems) · da digterinde (person who writes poems) · my ကဝိ (person who writes poems) · sh пе̏снӣк (person who writes poems) · pt poeta (person who writes poems) · de Dichterin (person who writes poems) · de Poetin (person who writes poems) · he פַּיטָן \ פייטן (person who writes poems) · ar شَاعِرَة (person who writes poems) · da digter (person who writes poems) · tr ozan (person who writes poems) · oc poetessa (person who writes poems) · lv dzejnieks (person who writes poems) · nb dikter (person who writes poems) · es poeta (person who writes poems) · vo poedan (person who writes poems) · aii ܡܵܫܘܿܚܬܵܐ (person who writes poems) · scn pueta (person who writes poems) · lo ນັກແຕ່ງກາບກອນ (person who writes poems) · lt poetė (person who writes poems) · tk kyssachy (person who writes poems) · vo jipoedan (person who writes poems) · nn skald (person who writes poems) · tr şaire (person who writes poems) · es lirófono (person who writes poems) · ca poeta (person who writes poems) · enm poete (person who writes poems) · rue пое́т (person who writes poems) · bn কবি (person who writes poems) · cs poeta (person who writes poems) · lo ກະວີ (person who writes poems) · ilo mannaniw (person who writes poems) · yi פּאָעט (person who writes poems) · ko 시인 (person who writes poems) · ar 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writes poems) · cmn 詩人 /诗人 (person who writes poems) · fo rímari (person who writes poems) · te కవయిత్రి (person who writes poems) · mn шүлэгч (person who writes poems) · sh пје̏сникиња (person who writes poems) · id pujangga (person who writes poems) · os поэт (person who writes poems) · tg шоира (person who writes poems) · af digter (person who writes poems) · fa-ira شاعِر (person who writes poems) · si කවියා (person who writes poems) · nrf poète (person who writes poems) · hy պոետ (person who writes poems) · gl poeta (person who writes poems) · nb poet (person who writes poems) · fo yrkjari (person who writes poems) · fr poétesse (person who writes poems) · tg нозим (person who writes poems) · sl pesnik (person who writes poems) · hy բանաստեղծ (person who writes poems) · bal شاعر (person who writes poems) · mi kaitito toikupu (person who writes poems) · uk пое́т (person who writes poems) · nl poëte (person who writes poems) · az şair (person who writes poems) · gu કવિ (person who 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(person who writes poems) · cs básník (person who writes poems) · la poēta (person who writes poems) · id penyair (person who writes poems) · ug شائىر (person who writes poems) · hi शायर (person who writes poems) · et luuletaja (person who writes poems) · tg шеърнавис (person who writes poems) · tl makata (person who writes poems) · aii ܡܵܫܘܿܚܵܐ (person who writes poems) · bn শায়ের (person who writes poems) · sh pjȅsnīk (person who writes poems) · vi nhà thơ (person who writes poems) · lt poetas (person who writes poems) · sh пје̏снӣк (person who writes poems) · de Poet (person who writes poems) · my ကဗျာဆရာ (person who writes poems) · ga file (person who writes poems) · nl dichteres (person who writes poems) · bg пое́т (person who writes poems) · sk poetka (person who writes poems) · sw mshairi (person who writes poems) · bg поете́са (person who writes poems) · ta கவிஞர் (person who writes poems) · he מְשׁוֹרֵר (person who writes poems) · ang sċop (person who writes poems) · mk поет (person who writes poems) · grc ποιητής (person who writes poems) · nb poetinne (person who writes poems) · wuu 詩人 /诗人 (person who writes poems) · ur شاعِر (person who writes poems) · fa-ira شاعِرِه (person who writes poems)

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