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- [rap-suh-dist]
- /ˈræp sə dɪst/
- /ˈræp.sə.dɪst/
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- [rap-suh-dist]
- /ˈræp sə dɪst/
Definitions of rhapsodist word
- noun rhapsodist a person who rhapsodizes. 1
- noun rhapsodist (in ancient Greece) a person who recited epic poetry, especially professionally. 1
- noun rhapsodist a person who speaks or writes rhapsodies 0
- noun rhapsodist a person who speaks with extravagant enthusiasm 0
- noun rhapsodist (in ancient Greece) a professional reciter of poetry, esp of Homer 0
- abbreviation RHAPSODIST rhapsode 0
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Origin of rhapsodist
First appearance:
before 1640 One of the 44% oldest English words
1640-50; < Greek rhapsōid(ós) rhapsodist (rhaps-, variant stem of rháptein to stitch, + -ōid(ē) ode + -os noun suffix) + -ist
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Parts of speech for Rhapsodist
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rhapsodist popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
rhapsodist usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for rhapsodist
noun rhapsodist
- balladeer — a singer of ballads
- balladist — someone who composes or performs ballads
- bard — People sometimes refer to William Shakespeare as the Bard.
- librettist — the writer of a libretto.
- lyrist — a person who plays the lyre or who sings and accompanies himself or herself on the lyre.
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