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Noun: poetess  pow-i-tus [N. Amer], ,pow-it'es or pow-i-tus [Brit]
Usage: archaic
  1. A woman poet
    "The poetess recited her latest work at the literary festival"

Derived forms: poetesses

Type of: adult female, poet, woman

Encyclopedia: Poetess