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Poet vs Essayist - What's the difference?

poet | essayist |

As nouns the difference between poet and essayist

is that poet is (rare|or|archaic) while essayist is one who composes essays; a writer of short compositions.

poet

English

(wikipedia poet)

Alternative forms

* (rare or archaic) * poete (rare or archaic)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A person who writes poems.

    • Derived terms

    * poetaster * poetess

    Synonyms

    * (l)

    Hyponyms

    * (l)

    Anagrams

    * * ----

    essayist

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who composes essays; a writer of short compositions.
    • She was an essayist whose frequent contributions to the editorial pages of major newspapers had a loyal following.