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rhapsodist |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Rhapsodist \Rhap"so*dist\, n. [From {Rhapsody}.] 1. Anciently, one who recited or composed a rhapsody; especially, one whose profession was to recite the verses of Hormer and other epic poets. 2. Hence one who recites or sings poems for a livelihood; one who makes and repeats verses extempore. The same populace sit for hours listening to rhapsodists who recite Ariosto. --Carlyle. 3. One who writes or speaks disconnectedly and with great excitement or affectation of feeling. --I. Watts.
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