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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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  • Poet — Po et, n. [F. po[ e]te, L. po[ e]ta, fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to make. Cf. {Poem}.] One skilled in making poetry; one who has a particular genius for metrical composition; the author of a poem; an imaginative thinker or writer. [1913 Webster] The poet s… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • poet — 1> поэт, стихотворец Ex: Poet s corner Уголок поэтов (часть Вестминстерского аббатства, где похоронены выдающиеся поэты); отдел поэзии (в газете) 2> возв. мастер слова, кисти и т. п …   Новый большой англо-русский словарь

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  • Poet — A poet is a person who writes poetry. EtymologyFrom the ancient greek : , poieō : I make or compose ; , poïêtes : artisan, creator, maker (also makar), author, poet > Latin : : poet, author > Old French : (1200 1400) or > Used ( poet ) in 14th.… …   Wikipedia

  • Poet — Der Poet ist ein Verfasser von Poesie bzw. Gedichten. Der Begriff wird meist synonym zu „Dichter“ gebraucht, seltener auch für „Schriftsteller“ oder „Autor“ allgemein verwendet. Etymologie Carl Spitzweg: „Der arme Poet“ (1839) …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • poet — ˈpəuɪt сущ. поэт eminent poet ≈ выдающийся поэт poet laureate ≈ поэт, удостоенный премии; придворный поэт; выдающийся поэт Poets Corner Syn : bard, poetaster, poetess, versifier поэт, стихотворец Poet s corner Уголок поэтов (часть… …   Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь

  • poet — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French poete, from Latin poeta, from Greek poiētēs maker, poet, from poiein to make; akin to Sanskrit cinoti he gathers, heaps up Date: 14th century 1. one who writes poetry ; a maker of verses 2. one… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Poet — m en, en поэт …   Большой немецко-русский и русско-немецкий словарь

  • poet — poetico поэтическое слово …   Большой итальяно-русский и русско-итальянский словарь

  • Poet — Poēt (lat.), Dichter; Poēta laureātus, s. Gekrönter Dichter. Poëtáster, schlechter Dichter, Reimschmied …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

Фильмы

  • Here Lived Nikolay Nekrasov (a Russian poet, writer, critic and publisher), 1971 — The film is dedicated to the Poetry Day of Nikolay Nekrasov (a distinguished Russian poet), to the 150th Anniversary of his birth.
  • Demian (Efim) Bedniy, 1983 — About life and creative activity of Demian (Efim) Bedniy, a Russian poet and writer.
  • A Group of Friends, 1987 — About fates, creative activities of outstanding poets, sculptors, writers during the Period of Stagnation ( also known as Brezhnevian Stagnation, the Stagnation Period, or the Era of Stagnation, refers to a period of socio-economic slowdown in the history of the Soviet Union that started when Leonid Brezhnev became the Head of the Soviet State). About Khudenko's experiment in the agriculture.