POET


Meaning of POET in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpō-ət, -it also ]

ˈpȯ(-)it noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French poete, from Latin poeta, from Greek poiētēs maker, poet, from poiein to make; akin to Sanskrit cinoti he gathers, heaps up

Date: 14th century

1. : one who writes poetry : a maker of verses

2. : one (as a creative artist) of great imaginative and expressive capabilities and special sensitivity to the medium

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.