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rhapsodist

rhap·so·dist
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [rap-suh-dist]
    • /ˈræp sə dɪst/
    • /ˈræp.sə.dɪst/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [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

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

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

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Synonyms 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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