Synonyms for poet
Definitions
- n. 1
A person who writes poems.
Related words
- Word family
- poetaster poetess poetical poetise poetress poetry
- Phrases
- poet blouse poet shirt poet's daffodil
Forms
- Plural
- poets → bards, singers, troubadours, jongleurs…
Example sentences
- singer It is certain that Lucy will marry the pop singer.
- bard The bard was playing the lute.
- troubadour A female troubadour is usually called a trobairitz.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| poet | steady | |
| singer | rising | |
| bard | steady | |
| troubadour | rising | |
| jongleur | steady | |
| rhymer | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- bard1
- 6 letters
- singer2, rhymer2
- 8 letters
- laureate3, jongleur
- 9 letters
- versifier, poetaster
- 10 letters
- troubadour3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (singer2 = 2 syllables).