poetess
noun
po·et·ess ˈpō-ə-təs 
ˈpō-i-,
also ˈpȯ(-)i-
: a girl or woman who is a poet
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web To those who know, Patti Smith, pioneering punk poetess and rock star without peer or precedent, requires no introduction. 
Jem Aswad, Variety, 1 June 2022 Reimagined as a flowing gown, the look has a new verve, one that speaks to Kente’s timelessness and the youthful exuberance of 23-year-old poetess. Vogue, 7 Apr. 2021 Sarojini Naidu, poetess, and Madeline Slade, the British admiral's daughter who has been Gandhi's devoted follower for 17 years. Mme. Lily Rothman, Time, 9 Aug. 2017
Jem Aswad, Variety, 1 June 2022 Reimagined as a flowing gown, the look has a new verve, one that speaks to Kente’s timelessness and the youthful exuberance of 23-year-old poetess. Vogue, 7 Apr. 2021 Sarojini Naidu, poetess, and Madeline Slade, the British admiral's daughter who has been Gandhi's devoted follower for 17 years. Mme. Lily Rothman, Time, 9 Aug. 2017 Word History
First Known Use
1530, in the meaning defined above
poetesses
noun
as in poets
Synonyms & Similar Words
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- poets
- poetasters
- versifiers
- sonneteers
- bards
- rimesters
- muses
- minstrels
- rhymesters
- lyricists
- rhymers
- epigrammatists
- troubadours
- rhapsodists
- scops
- poet laureates
- epigrammatizers
- rhapsodes
- poets laureate
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