noun

poet

poet

Shakespeare was a famous poet.

Shakespeare was a famous poet.

The young poet published her first book.

The young poet published her first book.

((a/the)) poet a person who writes poems Shakespeare was a famous poet.

Synonyms: bard, lyricist, versifier

From Greek 'poietes' (maker, poet), from 'poiein' (to make). A poet is a 'maker' of poems.

A 'poet' is the person who creates a 'poem'. Both words come from the idea of 'making'.

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