poet (noun)

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• poet — ► NOUN 1) a person who writes poems. 2) a person possessing special powers of imagination or expression. DERIVATIVES poetess noun …   English terms dictionary

• poet laureate — noun 1. 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 • Hypernyms: ↑poet 2. the poet officially appointed to the… …   Useful english dictionary

• poet laureate — noun (plural poets laureate or poet laureates) Date: 15th century 1. a poet honored for achievement in his or her art 2. a. a poet appointed for life by an English sovereign as a member of the royal household and formerly expected to compose… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• poet — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ accomplished, good, great ▪ distinguished, famous, well known ▪ foremost ▪ the foremost …   Collocations dictionary

• poet laureate — noun a) A poet officially appointed by a government, often expected to compose poems for state occasions and other government events b) Formerly, an officer of the kings household, whose business was to compose an ode annually for the kings… …   Wiktionary

• Poet Laureate — noun (plural Poets Laureate or Poet Laureates) an eminent poet appointed by the British royal household to write poems for royal and official occasions …   English new terms dictionary

• Poet Laureate — ► NOUN (pl. Poets Laureate) ▪ a poet appointed by the British sovereign to write poems for royal and official occasions …   English terms dictionary

• poet's narcissus — noun also poet s daffodil : a narcissus (Narcissus poeticus) having fragrant, chiefly white, and usually solitary flowers with a very shallow corona that is crisped and reddish on its edge * * * poet s narcissus, a narcissus with a short, trumpet …   Useful english dictionary

• 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 Laureate — Poet Laur|e|ate [ ,pouət lɔriət ] noun count someone who is chosen to write poems for important national events …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• poet — noun a person who writes poems. ↘a person who possesses special powers of imagination or expression. Origin ME: from OFr. poete, via L. from Gk poētēs, var. of poiētēs maker, poet …   English new terms dictionary