poet

Meaning

  1. A person who writes poems.
  2. A person with a creative or romantic imagination.

Frequency

B2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈpəʊ.ɪt/
Etymology

From Middle English poete, from Old French poete, from Latin poēta (“poet, author”), from Ancient Greek ποιητής (poiētḗs, “creator, maker, author, poet”), from ποιέω (poiéō, “I make, compose”). Displaced native Old English sċop. Doublet of piyyut.

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