epoistrare.|ˈɛpəʊɪst| [badly f.Gr. ἔπο-ς epos + -ist.] A writer of epic poetry. 1842Mrs. Browning Grk. Chr. Poets 22 Apollinarius, an epoist, dramatist, lyrist.1863Browning Sordello headline, Wks. III. 418 Successively that of epoist, dramatist, or analyst.