POETESS Meaning of POETESS in English po ‧ et ‧ ess /ˌpəʊəˈtes◂, ˌpəʊɪˈtes◂ $ ˈpoʊətəs/ BrE AmE noun [countable] old-fashioned a female poet Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012