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poet
poet W3 /ˈpəʊət, ˈpəʊɪt $ ˈpoʊ-/ noun [countable]
 Word Family: noun: poem, poet, poetry; adverb: poetically; adjective: poetic
 Date: 1200-1300
 Language: Old French
 Origin: poete, from Latin, from Greek poietes, from poiein; poem
someone who writes poems ⇨ poem, poetry
     
THESAURUS
    writer someone who writes books, stories, or articles in as a job: Greene was one of the finest writers of his generation. | a writer for the Independent on Sunday magazine | I always wanted to be a writer.
    author someone who writes books, especially works of literature, or someone who wrote a particular book: Among the guests was the author Salman Rushdie. | The author will be signing copies of his book. | He was the author of ‘How to Win Friends and Influence People’.
    novelist someone who writes books about imaginary people or events: Charles Dickens was one of the greatest 19th century novelists. | the romantic novelist Barbara Cartland
    poet someone who writes poems: a class studying the works of modern American poets
    playwright someone who writes plays: Shakespeare was the greatest playwright in English history.
    dramatist someone who writes plays - used especially in literary writing, about playwrights in the past: the great French dramatist, Moliere
    scriptwriter (also screenwriter) someone who writes plays for films or television: Three or four scriptwriters work on the show.
    blogger someone who regularly writes about a particular subject on their own website: a travel blogger | a blogger who writes about the differences between American and British English