Another word for bard
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Noun
One who writes poetry
- A source of inspiration:
- A person, esp. a woman, who is the object of love or devotion and is regarded as a source of inspiration
- (Archaic) A poet.
- A person who writes poems or verses
- A person who displays imaginative power and beauty of thought, language, etc.
- A writer of poems.
- A writer of mediocre verse; rhymester; would-be poet
- One who composes rhymes.
- A maker of rhymes, or poems; esp., a rhymester
- A person who versifies; poet
- A writer of mediocre verse; poetaster
- (Pejorative) An inferior poet.
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Another word for bard
Noun
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- Any of a class of lyric poets and poet-musicians in S France and N Spain and Italy during the 11th through 13th cent. who wrote poems and songs of love and chivalry, usually with intricate stanza form and rhyme scheme
- A minstrel or singer
- A strolling minstrel.
- (Pejorative) An inferior poet.
- A writer of mediocre verse; poetaster
- A person who versifies; poet
- A performer in a minstrel show.
- Any of a medieval class of entertainers who traveled from place to place: known esp. for singing and reciting to musical accompaniment
- (Old Poet.) A poet, singer, or musician
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