bard 
/ˈbɑɚd/ noun
plural bards /ˈbɑɚd/ noun [count] old-fashioned + literary : poet ◊The poet and playwright William Shakespeare is sometimes called the Bard or the Bard of Avon.
▪ As the Bard says, “All the world's a stage.”
▪ As the Bard says, “All the world's a stage.”
