Synonyms for POET
ˈpoʊ ɪtpo·et

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1. poetnoun

   Synonyms:
   poetess

2. poetnoun

   A person who writes poems.

   Synonyms:
   poetess

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1. poet

   Synonyms:
   bard, singer, rhymer, rhymster, author of poems

Princeton's WordNet

1. poetnoun

   a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)

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1. • Writer

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. poetnoun

   Synonyms:
   bard, author of poems

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1. poetnoun

   Synonyms:
   bard, laureate, versifier, rhymster, poetaster, troubadour, jongleur

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1. List of paraphrases for "poet":

   shaer, al-shaer, poets, poetry, bard, poetic

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How to use POET in a sentence?

1. POET MD HEDAETUL ISLAM:

   People can be very low for self-interest, Man can do many things for self-interest. Poet Md. Hedaetul Islam

2. Phyllis McGinley:

   Gossip isn't scandal and it's not merely malicious. It's chatter about the human race by lovers of the same. Gossip is the tool of the poet, the shop-talk of the scientist, and the consolation of the housewife, wit, tycoon and intellectual. It begins in the nursery and ends when speech is past.

3. Wallace Stevens:

   The philosopher proves that the philosopher exists. The poet merely enjoys existence.

4. Thomas Babington Macaulay, 1st Baron Macaulay:

   Language, the machine of the poet, is best fitted for his purpose in its rudest state. Nations, like individuals, first perceive, and then abstract. They advance from particular images to general terms. Hence the vocabulary of an enlightened society is philosophical, that of a half-civilized people is poetical.

5. Dr. Irvin Yalom:

   I've received many tributes but none touched me as yours did. you're both a musician and a very fine poet. An eminent Iranian composer, Pezhman Mosleh, has honored me with this gift (the piece of On the Threshold) - irv yalom