n.
Pronunciation: ' p ō - ə t, -it also ' po ̇ (-)it
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French poete, from Latin poeta, from Greek poi ē t ē s 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