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nounA person who writes poems.
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Origin
- Ancient Greekποιητής“creator, maker, author, poet”
- Latinpoēta“poet, author”
- Old Frenchpoete
- Middle Englishpoete
- Englishpoet
From Middle English poete, from Old French poete, from Latin poēta (“poet, author”), from Ancient Greek ποιητής (poiētḗs, “creator, maker, author, poet”), from ποιέω (poiéō, “to make, compose”). Displaced native Old English sċop and lēoþwyrhta (literally, "leedwright" or "poem-writer"). Doublet of piyyut.
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Afrikaans digter
- digterperson who writes poems
Ancient Greek ποιητής, ποιήτρια
- ποιητής (poiētḗs)person who writes poems
- ποιήτρια (poiḗtria)person who writes poems
Arabic شَاعِر, شَاعِرَة
- شَاعِر (šāʕir)person who writes poems
- شَاعِرَة (šāʕira)person who writes poems
Basque olerkari, poeta
- olerkariperson who writes poems
- poetaperson who writes poems
Bengali কবি, শায়ের
- কবি (kobi)person who writes poems
- শায়ের (śaẏer)person who writes poems
Bulgarian пое́т, поете́са
- пое́т (poét)person who writes poems
- поете́са (poetésa)person who writes poems
Catalan poeta
- poetaperson who writes poems
Chinese Cantonese 詩人 /诗人
- 詩人 /诗人 (si¹ jan⁴)person who writes poems
Chinese Mandarin 詩人 /诗人
- 詩人 /诗人 (shīrén)person who writes poems
Czech básník, básnířka
- básníkperson who writes poems
- básnířkaperson who writes poems
- poetaperson who writes poems
- poetkaperson who writes poems
Danish digter, digterinde
- digterperson who writes poems
- digterindeperson who writes poems
Dutch dichter, poëet
- dichterperson who writes poems
- poëetperson who writes poems
- dichteresperson who writes poems
- poëteperson who writes poems
Esperanto poeto
- poetoperson who writes poems
Estonian luuletaja
- luuletajaperson who writes poems
Finnish runoilija
- runoilijaperson who writes poems
French poète, poétesse
- poèteperson who writes poems
- poétesseperson who writes poems
German Dichter, Dichterin
- Dichterperson who writes poems
- Dichterinperson who writes poems
- Poetperson who writes poems
- Poetinperson who writes poems
Greek ποιητής, ποιήτρια
- ποιητής (poiitís)person who writes poems
- ποιήτρια (poiítria)person who writes poems
Hebrew פַּיטָן \ פייטן, מְשׁוֹרֵר
- פַּיטָן \ פייטן (paytán)person who writes poems
- מְשׁוֹרֵר (meshorér)person who writes poems
Hindi कवि, कवयित्री
- कवि (kavi)person who writes poems
- कवयित्री (kavyitrī)person who writes poems
- शायर (śāyar)person who writes poems
- शायरा (śāyrā)person who writes poems
Hungarian költő, poéta
- költőperson who writes poems
- poétaperson who writes poems
Icelandic skáld, ljóðskáld
- skáldperson who writes poems
- ljóðskáldperson who writes poems
Indonesian penyair, pujangga
- penyairperson who writes poems
- pujanggaperson who writes poems
Irish file, bard
- fileperson who writes poems
- bardperson who writes poems
Italian poeta, poetessa
- poetaperson who writes poems
- poetessaperson who writes poems
Japanese 詩人
- 詩人 (shijin)person who writes poems
Korean 시인
- 시인 (siin)person who writes poems
Latin poēta, poētria
- poētaperson who writes poems
- poētriaperson who writes poems
Latvian dzejnieks, dzejniece
- dzejnieksperson who writes poems
- dzejnieceperson who writes poems
Lithuanian poetas, poetė
- poetasperson who writes poems
- poetėperson who writes poems
- poetaperson who writes poems
Malay penyair
- penyairperson who writes poems
Māori kaitito toikupu
- kaitito toikupuperson who writes poems
Norwegian Bokmål poet, dikter
- poetperson who writes poems
- dikterperson who writes poems
- poetinneperson who writes poems
Polish poeta, poetka
- poetaperson who writes poems
- poetkaperson who writes poems
Portuguese poeta, poetisa
- poetaperson who writes poems
- poetisaperson who writes poems
Punjabi ਕਵੀ
- ਕਵੀ (kavī)person who writes poems
Romanian poet, poetă
- poetperson who writes poems
- poetăperson who writes poems
Russian поэ́т, поэте́сса
- поэ́т (poét)person who writes poems
- поэте́сса (poetɛ́ssa)person who writes poems
Scottish Gaelic bàrd
- bàrdperson who writes poems
Slovak básnik, básnička
- básnikperson who writes poems
- básničkaperson who writes poems
- poetaperson who writes poems
- poetkaperson who writes poems
Spanish poeta, poetisa
- poetaperson who writes poems
- poetisaperson who writes poems
- lirófonoperson who writes poems
Swahili mshairi
- mshairiperson who writes poems
Swedish poet, poetissa
- poetperson who writes poems
- poetissaperson who writes poems
Tagalog makata, manunula
- makataperson who writes poems
- manunulaperson who writes poems
Tamil கவிஞர்
- கவிஞர் (kaviñar)person who writes poems
Thai กวี
- กวี (gà-wii)person who writes poems
Turkish şair, ozan
- şairperson who writes poems
- ozanperson who writes poems
- şaireperson who writes poems
Ukrainian пое́т, поете́са
- пое́т (poét)person who writes poems
- поете́са (poetésa)person who writes poems
- пое́тка (poétka)person who writes poems
Urdu شاعِر, شاعِرَہ
- شاعِر (śā'ir)person who writes poems
- شاعِرَہ (śā'ira)person who writes poems
Vietnamese thi sĩ, nhà thơ
- thi sĩperson who writes poems
- nhà thơperson who writes poems
Welsh bardd
- barddperson who writes poems
Yiddish דיכטער, פּאָעט
- דיכטער (dikhter)person who writes poems
- פּאָעט (poet)person who writes poems
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APA
poet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/poet
MLA
“poet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/poet. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “poet,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/poet.
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