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What is the difference between poet and poetess?

poet | poetess | Derived terms |

Poetess is a derived term of poet.

Poetess is a synonym of poet.



As nouns the difference between poet and poetess

is that poet is a person who writes poems while poetess is a female poet.

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

    * * ----

    poetess

    English

    (wikipedia poetess)

    Noun

    (es)
  • (dated) a female poet

    • Usage notes

    'Poetess' is rare in contemporary usage according to which both sexes are known normally as 'poets'. English words suffixed with -ess