poet
/ˈpəʊ.ɪt/US/ˈpoʊ.ət/
poet noun: a person who writes poems.
Noun
poet (plural poets)
- A person who writes poems.
- Synonyms:
- singer
- A person with a creative or romantic imagination.
poet meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
poet in Hindi
- person who writes poems
- कवि kavi, कवयित्री kavyitrī, शायर śāyar, शायरा śāyrā
poet in Tamil
- person who writes poems
- கவிஞர் kaviñar
poet in Marathi
- person who writes poems
- कवी kavī, कवयित्री kavyitrī
poet in Urdu
- person who writes poems
- شاعِر śā'ir, شاعِرَہ śā'ira
More languagesFewer languages
- poet in Bengali
- কবি kobi, শায়ের śaẏer
- poet in Telugu
- కవి kavi, కవయిత్రి kavayitri
- poet in Malayalam
- കവി kavi
- poet in Kannada
- ಕವಿ kavi
- poet in Punjabi
- ਕਵੀ kavī
- poet in Gujarati
- કવિ kavi
- poet in Odia
- କବି kabi
- poet in Sanskrit
- कवि kavi, काव्यम् kāvyam
- poet in Sinhala
- කවියා kawiyā
- poet in Assamese
- কবি kobi
- poet in Nepali
- कवि kavi
- poet in Pashto
- شاعر šā'ér
- poet in Tagalog
- makata, manunula
- poet in Arabic
- شَاعِر šāʕir, شَاعِرَة šāʕira
- poet in Malay
- penyair
- poet in Indonesian
- penyair, pujangga
- poet in Thai
- กวี gà-wii
- poet in Vietnamese
- thi sĩ, nhà thơ
- poet in Myanmar
- ကဗျာဆရာ ka.byahca.ra, စာဆို cahcui, ကဝိ ka.wi.
Examples of poet in a sentence
- The poet composed a ballad praising the heroic exploits of the fallen commander.
- Many cowboy poets have a buckaroo look and feel about them.
- The poet was chaired at the national Eisteddfod.
Synonyms of poet
Forms of poet
| plural | poets |
|---|---|
| alternative form (archaic, rare) | poët |
| alternative form (archaic, rare) | poete |
| alternative form (archaic, rare) | poëte |
Origin of poet
From Middle English poete, from Old French poete, from Latin poēta (“poet, author”), from Ancient Greek ποιητής (poiētḗs, “creator, maker, author, poet”), from ποιέω (poiéō, “to make, compose”). Displaced native Old English sċop and lēoþwyrhta (literally, "leedwright" or "poem-writer"). Doublet of piyyut.
Words formed from poet
- antipoet
- arch-poet
- be a poet and not know it
- concrete poet
- cyberpoet
- cyclic poet
- ecopoet
- I'm a poet and I didn't even know it
- Instapoet
- jazz poet
- Lake poet
- metapoet
- mythopoet
- nonpoet
- one is a poet and doesn't know it
- parcel-poet
- poetaster
- poet blouse
- poetcraft
- poetdom
- poetese
- poetesque
- poetess
- poetette
- poethood
- poetical
- poeticule
- poetise
- poetism
- poetist
- poetize
- poet laureate
- poetless
- poetlike
- poetling
- poetly
- poetolatry
- poetress
- poetship
- poet shirt
- poet sleeve
- poetwise
- pylon poet
- sacrificial poet
- slam poet
- they should have sent a poet
Phrases with poet
Questions about poet
- What does poet mean?
- Poet means a person who writes poems.
- What is poet in Hindi?
- Poet in Hindi is कवि (kavi), कवयित्री (kavyitrī), शायर (śāyar). See Poet meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is poet?
- Poet is a noun.
- How do you pronounce poet?
- Poet is pronounced /ˈpəʊ.ɪt/ (UK).
- What is the plural of poet?
- The plural of poet is poets.
Words near poet in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: poet (page history and authors); কবি (Assamese) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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