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po·et  (pt)

n.

1. A writer of poems.

2. One who is especially gifted in the perception and expression of the beautiful or lyrical: "[the naturalist John Burroughs] was the bard of the bird feeder, the poet of the small and homey" (Bill McKibben).

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[Middle English, from Old French poete, from Latin pota, from Greek poits, maker, composer, from poiein, to create; see k^wei-² in Indo-European roots.]

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poet [ˈpəʊɪt] sometimes when feminine, poetess

n

1. (Literature / Poetry) a person who writes poetry

2. a person with great imagination and creativity

[from Latin poēta, from Greek poiētēs maker, poet, from poiein to make]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

poet - a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry) bard - a lyric poet elegist - the author of a mournful poem lamenting the dead odist - a poet who writes odes poetess - a woman poet poet laureate - the poet officially appointed to the royal household in Great Britain; "the poet laureate is expected to provide poems for great national occasions" poet laureate - 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" sonneteer - a poet who writes sonnets author, writer - writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

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poet

noun bard, rhymer, lyricist, lyric poet, versifier, maker (archaic), elegist the English poet William Blake see poetry

Quotations
"The poet is the priest of the invisible" [Wallace Stevens Adagia]
"A poet's hope: to be,"
"like some valley cheese,"
"local, but prized elsewhere" [W.H. Auden Shorts II]
"For that fine madness still he did retain"
"Which rightly should possess a poet's brain" [Michael Drayton To Henry Reynolds, of Poets and Poesy]
"Immature poets imitate; mature poets steal" [T.S. Eliot The Sacred Wood]
"The poet is always indebted to the universe, paying interest and fines on sorrow" [Vladimir Mayakovsky Conversation with an Inspector of Taxes about Poetry]
"All a poet can do today is warn" [Wilfred Owen Poems (preface)]
"Sir, I admit your general rule"
"That every poet is a fool;"
"But you yourself may serve to show it,"
"That every fool is not a poet" [Alexander Pope Epigram from the French]

Translations

poet [ˈpəʊɪt]

A. N → poeta mf

B. CPD poet laureate N (poets laureate (pl)) → poeta mf laureado/a

POET LAUREATE

El poeta de la Corte, denominado Poet Laureate, ocupa un puesto vitalicio al servicio de la Casa Real británica. Era tradición que escribiera poemas conmemorativos para ocasiones oficiales, aunque hoy día esto es poco frecuente. El primer poeta así distinguido fue Ben Jonson, en 1616.

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poet [ˈpəʊɪt] n → poète m

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poet

n → Dichter m, → Poet m (old) ? poet laureate

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poet [ˈpəʊɪt] n → poeta/essa

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poet [ˈpəʊɪt] n → poeta/essa

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poet

n poet [ˈpouit]

a person who writes poems. digter شاعِر поет básník, -řka digter; poet der/die Dichter(in) ποιητής poeta; poeta, poetisa luuletaja شاعر runoilija poète, poétesse מְשוֹרֵר कवि pjesnik költő penyair ljóðskáld poeta, poetessa 詩人 시인 poetas dzejnieks penyajak dichter dikter poeta poeta poet поэт básnik pesnik pesnik poet, diktare, skald กวี şair 詩人 поет شاعر nhà thơ 诗人

adj poetic [pouˈetik]

of, like, or suitable for, a poem a poetic expression. poëties شِعْري поетичен básnický digterisk; poetisk poetisch ποιητικός poético luuleline شعری runollinen poétique שִׁירִי काव्यात्मक pjesnički költői puitis skáldlegur, ljóðrænn poetico 詩的な 시적인 poetiškas, poetinis poētisks; dzejisks puisi dichterlijk poetisk, dikterisk poetycki, poetyczny poético poetic поэтический básnický, poetický, vzletný pesniški poetski poetisk เกี่ยวกับบทกวี şiirsel 詩的，韻文的 поетичний شاعرانہ thi vị 诗的，韵文的

adv poˈetically

poëties شِعْرِيّا поетично poeticky digteriskt; poetiskt poetisch ποιητικά poéticamente luuleliselt بطور شاعرانه runollisesti poétiquement בְּלָשוֹן פִּיוּטִית कवि सुलभता से, काव्यात्मक pjesnički költőien secara puitis skáldlega poeticamente 詩的に 시적으로 poetiškai poētiski; dzejiski dgn indah dichterlijk poetisk, dikterisk poetycznie poeticamente (în mod) poetic поэтически poeticky pesniško poetično poetiskt อย่างมีอารมณ์สุนทรีย์ şiirsel olarak 有詩韻地 поетично شاعرانہ طور پر có chất thơ 有诗韵地

n poetry

1 poems in general He writes poetry. digkuns شِعْر، قَصائِد поезия poezie poesi Gedichte (pl.) ποίηση poesía luule شعر runous poésie שִׁירָה कविता poezija versek puisi skáldskapur poesia 詩 시 poezija dzeja puisi po{#225}{#137}{#225}zie diktning, poesi poezja poesia poezie поэзия poézia poezija poezija poesi บทกวี şiir 詩(總稱) поезія شاعري thi ca 诗（总称）

2 the art of composing poems Poetry comes naturally to some people. digvermoë الشِّعْر поезия poezie digtekunst die Dichtkunst ποίηση poesía luuleanne شعر runonlaadinta poésie שִׁירָה काव्य-कला, (किसी वस्तु का) काव्य-प्रेरक गुण, ऐसी विशेषतक जो कवि की भावनाओं को उद्दीप्त करे और उसे काव्य-सृजन में प्रवृत्त करे pjesništvo költészet puisi kveðskapur, ljóðagerð poesia 詩作 시작법(詩作法) poeto gyslelė dzejas māksla seni menulis puisi po{#225}{#137}{#225}zie diktekunst poezja poesia poezie поэзия poézia pesništvo poezija diktkonst การประพันธ์บทกวี şiir yazma 作詩 поезія شعر نگاري nghệ thuật thơ 作诗

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poet → شاعر básník digter Dichter ποιητής poeta runoilija poète pjesnik poeta 詩人 시인 dichter dikter poeta poeta поэт poet กวี şair nhà thơ 诗人