One who versifies or composes verses; a verser or verse-maker; a poet.
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| 释义 | society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > poet > [noun] (102) versifierc1340 One who versifies or composes verses; a verser or verse-maker; a poet. poeta1382 A person who composes poetry; a writer of a poem or poems; one who writes in verse. metrera1387 A person who writes metrically, a versifier. sayer?a1400 Originally: a professional storyteller or reciter of poetry (cf. disour, n.). Subsequently (originally Scottish): a poetic narrator; a poet; (more… makerc1460 A poet. Now archaic. metrician?a1475 A person who writes in metre or verse. Obsolete. metrist?1545 (a) A person who writes (esp. skilfully) in metre; spec. a poet who is particularly adept in the handling of metre. (b) More generally: a metrical… singer1560 A composer of poetry or verse; a poet. swannetc1560 A young swan, cygnet; chiefly applied figuratively to a poet (cf. swan, n. 2c). songster1584 A poet; a writer of songs or verse. muse1596 By metonymy: a person inspired by a Muse; a poet. Obsolete. Castalianist1607 metre-maker1611 versificator1611 One who writes verse; a poet, versifier. swan1613 figurative or allusively. Hence used for: A ‘singer’, bard, poet. versemaker1647 One who makes or writes verses; a poet or versifier. verseman1652 A man who writes verse; a versemaker; a poet, esp. (in later use) a minor poet or versifier. Parnassian1658 A poet. rare. bard1667 poetic. A lyric or epic poet, a ‘singer’; a poet generally. [Chiefly after Lucan; quot. 1627 at sense 1] factist1676 A poet or playwright. poetic1687 A writer of poetry, a poet. Obsolete. rare. minstrel1718 Chiefly poetic. In extended use: a person likened to a minstrel for playing music, singing ballads, etc.; any musician, singer, or lyric poet. shaper1816 quasi-archaic. A poet. rare. (Cf. maker, n. 5) Subcategories:— title (1) — collectively (2) — position of (3) — character of a poet (1) — power of a poet (1) — fellow-poet (1) — female poet (5) — inspired poet (3) — chief or first poet (1) — title of eminent poet (10) — poets holding other specific positions (3) — poet praised mainly by other poets (1) — unappreciated poet (1) — young or budding poet (1) — minor poet or poetaster (28) — dilettante poet (1) — parasitic poet (1) — writer of doggerel (5) — poet who caps verses (1) — one who treats poetically (1) — metromaniac (1) — improviser (7) |
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