poet

poet
poetless, adj.poetlike, adj.
/poh"it/, n.
1. a person who composes poetry.
2. a person who has the gift of poetic thought, imagination, and creation, together with eloquence of expression.
[1250-1300; ME poete < L poeta < Gk poietés poet, lit., maker, equiv. to poie-, var. s. of poieîn to make + -tes agent n. suffix]
Syn. 1. versifier, bard.

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