poetess

Dictionary: po·et·ess (pō'ĭ-tĭs) pronunciation

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A woman who is a writer of poems. See Usage Note at -ess.

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Meaning #1: a woman poet

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A poetess, in the simplest sense, is a female poet.

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Also, in the 1600-1700s in Ireland, the word poetess was used to describe a mistress of a poet or an orator. This meaning ceased to be current around the mid to late 1700s because it was considered too promiscuous, and later considered a vulgar term.^{[clarification needed]}^{[citation needed]}

List of women poets

For a comprehensive list see List of female poets

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - digterinde

Nederlands (Dutch)
dichteres

Français (French)
n. - poétesse

Deutsch (German)
n. - Dichterin, Poetin

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ποιήτρια

Italiano (Italian)
poetessa

Português (Portuguese)
n. - poetisa (f)

Русский (Russian)
поэтесса

Español (Spanish)
n. - poetisa

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - skaldinna

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
女诗人

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 女詩人

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 여류시인

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 女流詩人

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) الشاعرة, ناظمه الشعر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮משוררת‬

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