as in poet
a person who writes poetry
a bard best known for a series of love poems to his raven-haired beloved
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Chalamet has been nominated for awards for his performance as the immortal bard at the Golden Globes and several regional critics' awards ceremonies; his fans and lookalikes can tune in tomorrow to discover whether he's been nominated for the Oscar, too.
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Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 22 Jan. 2025
The husky Black man from the Bronx toiled for every inch of respect, beset by toxicity and misinformation, as hairy white folk-rock and boogie-band alumni pushed similar buttons to become the de facto bards of the everyman.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 Jan. 2025
The endearing homecoming introduces new characters including Moni (Hualalai Chung), a passionate island bard; Loto (Rose Matafeo), a quirky shipwright; Kele (David Fane), a cantankerous farmer; and Simea (Khaleesi Lambert-Tsuda), Moana’s tenacious younger sister.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Nov. 2024
According to Open Source Shakespeare, a web page containing all of the bard’s plays, poems and sonnets, there are 884,421 words in the entire works of Shakespeare.
—David Hodari, NBC News, 1 Nov. 2024
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Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 22 Jan. 2025
The husky Black man from the Bronx toiled for every inch of respect, beset by toxicity and misinformation, as hairy white folk-rock and boogie-band alumni pushed similar buttons to become the de facto bards of the everyman.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 Jan. 2025
The endearing homecoming introduces new characters including Moni (Hualalai Chung), a passionate island bard; Loto (Rose Matafeo), a quirky shipwright; Kele (David Fane), a cantankerous farmer; and Simea (Khaleesi Lambert-Tsuda), Moana’s tenacious younger sister.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Nov. 2024
According to Open Source Shakespeare, a web page containing all of the bard’s plays, poems and sonnets, there are 884,421 words in the entire works of Shakespeare.
—David Hodari, NBC News, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Bard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bard. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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