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poet

/ˈpəʊ.ɪt/ UK
/ˈpəʊ.ət/ UK
/ˈpɔː.ɪt/ UK, uncommon
/ˈpoʊ.ət/ US
/ˈpoʊ.ɪt/ US
[ˈpʰoʊ̯ɪ̈(ʔ)t̚] US
/ˈpoː.ɪt/ Canada
/poː(ə)t/ Canada
/ˈpoː.ɛt/ Canada

Rhymes with -əʊɪt, -əʊət, -əʊɛt, -ɔːɪt

Where it comes from

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.

noun poets · poët · poete · poëte

A person who writes poems.
Similar: singer
A person with a creative or romantic imagination.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: versifier, poetic, metrist, poem, poetry, writer, bard, lyricist, tune, rapprochement, dichter, troubadour, minstrel, poetess, rhymer, laureate

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noun person who writes poems

Español	poeta, poetisa, lirófono
한국어	시인 siin
日本語	詩人 shijin
中文	詩人 /诗人 shīrén
हिन्दी	कवि kavi, कवयित्री kavyitrī, शायर śāyar, शायरा śāyrā
Kiswahili	mshairi
Português	poeta, poetisa
Français	poète, poétesse
Deutsch	Dichter, Dichterin, Poet, Poetin
Italiano	poeta, poetessa
Ελληνικά	ποιητής poiitís, ποιήτρια poiítria
Română	poet, poetă
Русский	поэ́т poét, поэте́сса poetɛ́ssa
Tiếng Việt	thi sĩ, nhà thơ
العربية	شَاعِر šāʕir, شَاعِرَة šāʕira
עברית	פַּיטָן \ פייטן paytán, מְשׁוֹרֵר meshorér

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@misc{poet_2026,
  title = {poet},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/poet},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}