po|et

po|et «POH iht», noun.

1. a person who writes poems. Longfellow and Scott were poets. SYNONYM(S): bard.

2. a person who has great ability to feel and express beauty.

╂[< Latin poēta < Greek poēt, variant of poiēt maker, author < poieîn; see etym. under poem.] (Cf. ↑poem)

poet.,

1. a) poetic. b) poetical.

2. poetry.