RHAPSODIST


Meaning of RHAPSODIST in English

— rhapsodistic , adj.

/rap"seuh dist/ , n.

1. a person who rhapsodizes.

2. (in ancient Greece) a person who recited epic poetry, esp. professionally.

[ 1640-50; rhapsoid ( ós ) rhapsodist ( rhaps-, var. s. of rháptein to stitch, + -oid ( e ) ODE + -os n. suffix) + -IST ]

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