01 n. One skilled in making poetry; one who has a particular genius for metrical composition; the author of a poem; an imaginative thinker or writer.
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One skilled in making poetry; one who has a particular genius for metrical composition; the author of a poem; an imaginative thinker or writer.“The poet's eye, in a fine frenzy rolling, Doth glance from heaven to earth, from earth to heaven.” — Shak.“A poet is a maker, as the word signifies.” — Dryden.
Phrases & compounds
Poet laureate —
See under Laureate.