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poet

/ˈpoʊ.ət/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.21 in modern English

Syllables
po-et
IPA
/ˈpoʊ.ət/
6
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who writes poems.

noun

A person with a creative or romantic imagination.

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, “to make, compose”). Displaced native Old English sċop and lēoþwyrhta (literally, "leedwright" or "poem-writer"). Doublet of piyyut.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈpoʊ.ət/
  • British English: /ˈpəʊ.ɪt/

Inflected Forms

poets (plural) poët (alternative, archaic) poete (alternative, archaic) poëte (alternative, archaic)

Derived Forms

antipoet cyberpoet ecopoet Instapoet metapoet mythopoet nonpoet poetaster poetcraft poetdom poetese poetesque

Phrases

arch-poet be a poet and not know it concrete poet cyclic poet I'm a poet and I didn't even know it jazz poet Lake poet one is a poet and doesn't know it

Frequently Paired Words

poesiology poesy poetry

Synonyms

singer

Rhymes With

mowat inchoate kohut mowatt introit

Questions

How do you pronounce poet?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpoʊ.ət/.
What does poet mean?
A person who writes poems.
Where does poet come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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