rhap·so·dist \ˈrapsədə̇st\noun (-s) Etymology:rhapsody (I) + -ist 1.obsolete: anthologist 2.: one who recites a rhapsody; especially: a professional reciter of epic poems (as of Homer) 3.: one who recites or sings poems for a livelihood 4.: one who writes or speaks rhapsodically < any rhapsodist of motorcars — Edmund Wilson > • rhap·so·dis·tic\| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|distik, -tēk\adjective