poet

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
6
Words With Friends
7
Letters
4
Pronunciation
/ˈpəʊ.ɪt/(UK)
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/ˈpəʊ.ɪt/(UK) · /ˈpəʊ.ət/(UK) · /ˈpɔː.ɪt/(UK) · /ˈpoʊ.ət/(US) · /ˈpoʊ.ɪt/(US) · [ˈpʰoʊ̯ɪ̈(ʔ)t̚](US) · /ˈpoː.ɪt/ · /poː(ə)t/ · /ˈpoː.ɛt/

Definition of poet

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A person who writes poems.
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noun

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

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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. Doublet of piyyut.

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