name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
rhymer
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CMU ARPABET: R AY1 M ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A minstrel.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
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noun
Meaning 3
One who makes, composes, or recites rhymes or simple poems.
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noun
Meaning 4
a writer who composes rhymes; a maker of poor verses (usually used as terms of contempt for minor or inferior poets)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: rhymester, versifier, poetizer, poetiser
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Broader terms: writer, author
History
Etymology
From rhymer.
From Middle English rymare, from Old English rīmere (“a compouter, reckoner, calculator”), equivalent to rhyme + -er. Cognate with Dutch rijmer, German Reimer, Danish rimer, Swedish rimmare, Icelandic rímari. More at rhyme.