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poetess

English

Etymology

From poet +? -ess. Compare Middle English poetresse (“poetess”).

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?p??.??t?s/
(General American) IPA^(key): /?po?.??t?s/

Noun

poetess (plural poetesses)

(dated) A female poet.

Usage notes

Poetess is rare in contemporary usage according to which both sexes are known normally as poets. The Latin term for a female poet was po?tria, derived from the Ancient Greek ???????? (poi?tria), which still means “female poet” in Modern Greek. “Female poet” is the more usual modern translation where the gendered form in the original language is preserved.

Synonyms

poetress (obsolete)

Translations

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