- A writer of poems.
- One who is especially gifted in the perception and expression of the beautiful or lyrical: " (Bill McKibben).
[Middle English, from Old French poete, from Latin poēta, from Greek poiētēs, maker, composer, from poiein, to create.]
Dictionary:
po·et (pō'ĭt) ![]() |
[Middle English, from Old French poete, from Latin poēta, from Greek poiētēs, maker, composer, from poiein, to create.]
| Thesaurus: poet |
| Literary Glossary: Poet |
An author who writes poetry or verse. The term is also used to refer to an artist or writer who has an exceptional gift for expression, imagination, and energy in the making of art in any form. Well-known poets include Horace, Basho, Sir Philip Sidney, Sir Edmund Spenser, John Donne, Andrew Marvell, Alexander Pope, Jonathan Swift, George Gordon, Lord Byron, John Keats, Christina Rossetti, W. H. Auden, Stevie Smith, and Sylvia Plath.
| Poetry Glossary: Poet |
A writer of poetry.
| Word Tutor: poet |
At the touch of love everyone becomes a poet.
— Plato
| Translations: Poet |
idioms:
Nederlands (Dutch)
dichter, dichteres, poëet
idioms:
Deutsch (German)
n. - Dichter, Poet
idioms:
idioms:
idioms:
Português (Portuguese)
n. - poeta (m)
idioms:
idioms:
idioms:
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - poet, diktare, skald
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
诗人
idioms:
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 詩人
idioms:
한국어 (Korean)
n. - 시인, 시적 재능을 가진 사람
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 詩人, 詩人肌の人, 空想家
idioms:
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) شاعرؤ, ناظم للشعر
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - משורר, פייטן, מחבר פיוטים
If you are unable to view some languages clearly, click here.
To select your translation preferences click here.
| poetaster | |
| Dubthach Lánfhile | |
| Forgoll |
Copyrights:
![]() | Dictionary. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. Read more | |
![]() | Thesaurus. Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary Copyright © 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. Read more | |
![]() | Literary Glossary. © 2006 through a partnership of Answers Corporation. All rights reserved. Read more | |
![]() | Poetry Glossary. Copyright © 2007, ILOVEPOETRY, Inc, All Rights Reserved. Read more | |
![]() | Word Tutor. Copyright © 2004-present by eSpindle Learning, a 501(c) nonprofit organization. All rights reserved. eSpindle provides personalized spelling and vocabulary tutoring online; free trial. Read more | |
![]() | Translations. Copyright © 2007, WizCom Technologies Ltd. All rights reserved. Read more |