elegist

English Thesaurus

1. the author of a mournful poem lamenting the dead (noun.person)

hypernym	:	poet,
definition	:	a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry) (noun.person)

derivation	:	elegy, lament,
definition	:	a mournful poem; a lament for the dead (noun.communication)

derivation	:	elegy, lament,
definition	:	a mournful poem; a lament for the dead (noun.communication)