poetess

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po·et·ess /ˌpəʊəˈtes◂ $ ˈpoʊɪtɪs/ noun [countable] old-fashioned  ALa female poet 女诗人

Examples from the Corpus

poetess• She was the daughter of the establishment poetess, Yekaterina Sheveleva, a long-time associate of Yuri Andropov.• There is even a punk poetess in the familiar Joolz guise of goth gone wrong.• The picture gave no clear impression of anyone in particular; it was generic Victorian lady, specific shy poetess.• Nobody is put into prison in our country unless they have broken a law Michael was demanding release for some poetess.

po·et·ess nounChineseSyllable  

poet Corpus a female

poetess
po‧et‧ess /ˌpəʊəˈtes◂, ˌpəʊɪˈtes◂ $ ˈpoʊətəs/ noun [countable] old-fashioned
a female poet

poet·essBrE /ˌpəʊɪˈtes/ 🔊NAmE /ˌpoʊəˈtes/ 🔊 noun (old-fashioned) a woman who writes poems 女诗人