ˈrapsədə̇st noun
( -s )
Etymology: rhapsody (I) + -ist
1. obsolete : anthologist
2. : one who recites a rhapsody ; especially : a professional reciter of epic poems (as of Homer)
3. : one who recites or sings poems for a livelihood
4. : one who writes or speaks rhapsodically
any rhapsodist of motorcars — Edmund Wilson
• rhap·so·dis·tic | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|distik, -tēk adjective