Rhăp’so-dīst, n.

(rāp’so-dīst), n. [From rhapsody.]

1. (Antiq.) One who recites or composes a rhapsody; especially, one whose profession was to recite the verses of Homer and other poets. “He was the greatest collector or rhapsodist of all the Latins.” Browne.
2. One who recites or sings rhapsodies for a livelihood; or 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 in a disconnected manner, with great excitement or affectation of feeling. Watts.