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po·et
(pō′ĭt)n.
1. A writer of poems.
2. One who is especially gifted in the perception and expression of the beautiful or lyrical: "[He] was the bard of the bird feeder, the poet of the small and homey" (Bill McKibben).
[Middle English, from Old French poete, from Latin poēta, from Greek poiētēs, maker, composer, from poiein, to create; see kwei- in Indo-European roots.]
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poet
(ˈpəʊɪt) or sometimes when femininepoetess
n
1. (Poetry) a person who writes poetry
2. a person with great imagination and creativity
[C13: from Latin poēta, from Greek poiētēs maker, poet, from poiein to make]
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po•et
(ˈpoʊ ɪt)n.
1. one who writes poetry.
2. one who displays imagination and sensitivity along with eloquent expression.
[1250–1300; Middle English poete < Latin poēta < Greek poiētḗs poet, literally, maker =poiē-, variant s. of poieîn to make + -tēs agent n. suffix]
po′et•like`, adj.
poet.
1. poetic.
2. poetry.
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| Noun | 1. |  poet - a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)bard - a lyric poet elegist - the author of a mournful poem lamenting the dead odist - a poet who writes odes poetess - a woman poet poet laureate - the poet officially appointed to the royal household in Great Britain; "the poet laureate is expected to provide poems for great national occasions" poet laureate - a poet who is unofficially regarded as holding an honorary position in a particular group or region; "she is the poet laureate of all lyricists"; "he is the poet laureate of Arkansas" sonneteer - a poet who writes sonnets |
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poet
noun bard, rhymer, lyricist, lyric poet, versifier, maker (archaic), elegist the English poet William Blake see poetry
Quotations
"The poet is the priest of the invisible" [Wallace Stevens Adagia]
"A poet's hope: to be,"
"like some valley cheese,"
"local, but prized elsewhere" [W.H. Auden Shorts II]
"For that fine madness still he did retain"
"Which rightly should possess a poet's brain" [Michael Drayton To Henry Reynolds, of Poets and Poesy]
"Immature poets imitate; mature poets steal" [T.S. Eliot The Sacred Wood]
"The poet is always indebted to the universe, paying interest and fines on sorrow" [Vladimir Mayakovsky Conversation with an Inspector of Taxes about Poetry]
"All a poet can do today is warn" [Wilfred Owen Poems (preface)]
"Sir, I admit your general rule"
"That every poet is a fool;"
"But you yourself may serve to show it,"
"That every fool is not a poet" [Alexander Pope Epigram from the French]
"The poet is the priest of the invisible" [Wallace Stevens Adagia]
"A poet's hope: to be,"
"like some valley cheese,"
"local, but prized elsewhere" [W.H. Auden Shorts II]
"For that fine madness still he did retain"
"Which rightly should possess a poet's brain" [Michael Drayton To Henry Reynolds, of Poets and Poesy]
"Immature poets imitate; mature poets steal" [T.S. Eliot The Sacred Wood]
"The poet is always indebted to the universe, paying interest and fines on sorrow" [Vladimir Mayakovsky Conversation with an Inspector of Taxes about Poetry]
"All a poet can do today is warn" [Wilfred Owen Poems (preface)]
"Sir, I admit your general rule"
"That every poet is a fool;"
"But you yourself may serve to show it,"
"That every fool is not a poet" [Alexander Pope Epigram from the French]
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poet
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Translations
básník-řka
digterpoet
runoilija
pjesnikpjesnikinja
költõköltőpoéta
ljóðskáldljóîskáldskáld
詩人
시인
poetaspoetinispoetiškaipoetiškaspoeto gyslelė
dzejnieks
കവി
básnik
pesnik
poet
กวี
nhà thơ
poet
[ˈpəʊɪt]A. N → poeta mf
B. CPD poet laureate N (poets laureate (pl)) → poeta mf laureado/a
POET LAUREATE
El poeta de la Corte, denominado Poet Laureate, ocupa un puesto vitalicio al servicio de la Casa Real británica. Era tradición que escribiera poemas conmemorativos para ocasiones oficiales, aunque hoy día esto es poco frecuente. El primer poeta así distinguido fue Ben Jonson, en 1616.
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poet
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poet
[ˈpəʊɪt] n → poeta/essaCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
poet
(ˈpouit) – feminine ˈpoet ~ˈpoetess – noun a person who writes poems.
poetic (pouˈetik) adjective of, like, or suitable for, a poem. a poetic expression.
poˈetically adverbˈpoetry noun
1. poems in general. He writes poetry.
2. the art of composing poems. Poetry comes naturally to some people.
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poet
→ شاعِر básník digter Dichter ποιητής poeta runoilija poète pjesnik poeta 詩人 시인 dichter dikter poeta poeta поэт poet กวี şair nhà thơ 诗人Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009