poetess
poetess · poetesses
A female poetA female poet.
UK/ˌpəʊ.ɪˈtɛs/US/ˈpoʊ.ɪˌtɛs/
» The poetess is dead, what remains is her word.
Meaning
1 senses(dated)A female poet.
Dichterin, Poetin
поэте́ссаpoetɛ́ssa
поете́саpoetésa
a woman poet
Examples
5 sentencesThe poetess is dead, what remains is her word.
He awarded the poetess.
Do you know any poetesses?
She's a poetess.
Do you know Umm Qirfa, the 80-year-old Arab poetess who was murdered by Muhammad?
Translations
9 languagesУкраїнська
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Deutsch
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Origin
From poet + -ess. Compare Middle English poetresse (“poetess”).From poet + -ess. Compare Middle English poetresse (“poetess”).
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