Hypertext Webster Gateway: "rhapsodist"
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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