Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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.