poeta
/poˈeta/ · B1 · noun · mf
poet
✍️📜 Same as English poet, plus -a: poeta works for any poet, he or she
From Latin poeta, from Greek poiētēs, maker, from poiein, to make: a poet is a word-maker. In Spanish, poeta ends in -a but is used for both: el poeta, la poeta. Poetisa also exists for women but is falling out of use.