POET


Meaning of POET in English

po ‧ et W3 /ˈpəʊət, ˈpəʊɪt $ ˈpoʊ-/ BrE AmE noun [countable]

[ Word Family: noun : ↑ poem , ↑ poet , ↑ poetry ; adverb : ↑ poetically ; adjective : ↑ poetic ]

[ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: poete , from Latin , from Greek poietes , from poiein ; ⇨ ↑ poem ]

someone who writes poems ⇨ poem , poetry

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THESAURUS

▪ writer someone who writes books, stories, or articles in as a job:

Greene was one of the finest writers of his generation.

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a writer for the Independent on Sunday magazine

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I always wanted to be a writer.

▪ author someone who writes books, especially works of literature, or someone who wrote a particular book:

Among the guests was the author Salman Rushdie.

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The author will be signing copies of his book.

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He was the author of ‘How to Win Friends and Influence People’.

▪ novelist someone who writes books about imaginary people or events:

Charles Dickens was one of the greatest 19th century novelists.

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the romantic novelist Barbara Cartland

▪ poet someone who writes poems:

a class studying the works of modern American poets

▪ playwright someone who writes plays:

Shakespeare was the greatest playwright in English history.

▪ dramatist someone who writes plays - used especially in literary writing, about playwrights in the past:

the great French dramatist, Moliere

▪ scriptwriter ( also screenwriter ) someone who writes plays for films or television:

Three or four scriptwriters work on the show.

▪ blogger someone who regularly writes about a particular subject on their own website:

a travel blogger

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a blogger who writes about the differences between American and British English

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.