rhapsode
Pronunciation
  • IPA: /ˈɹæpˌsoʊd/
Noun

rhapsode (plural rhapsodes)

  1. One who performs the poetry of a poet for an audience; not a writer of poetry.
    • rfc-citation
      Socrates: And do the Epidaurians have contests of rhapsodes at the festival? (Plato's Ion)
  2. The interpreter of a poem.
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