RHAPSODE Meaning of RHAPSODE in English [ 'rapsəʊd ]■ noun a reciter of epic poems, especially one in ancient Greece who recited the Homeric poems.Originfrom Gk rhapsōidos , from rhapsōidia (see rhapsody ). Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004