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rhymester

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • rhymes with -ɛstə(ɹ)

1

noun

Meaning 1

A rhymer; a poetaster

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

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

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: rhymer, versifier, poetizer, poetiser

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: writer, author

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English rhyme Proto-West Germanic *-astrijā Old English -estre Middle English -estere English -ster English rhymester From rhyme + -ster.

Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: стихоплетец (stihopletec) — rhymer, inferior poet
  • French: rimeur — rhymer, inferior poet
  • French: rimeuse — rhymer, inferior poet
  • French: rimailleur — rhymer, inferior poet
  • French: rimailleuse — rhymer, inferior poet
  • German: Dichterling — rhymer, inferior poet
  • German: Verseschmied — rhymer, inferior poet
  • German: Verseschmiedin — rhymer, inferior poet
  • German: Versemacher — rhymer, inferior poet
  • German: Versemacherin — rhymer, inferior poet
  • German: Reimschmied — rhymer, inferior poet
  • German: Reimschmiedin — rhymer, inferior poet
  • German: Reimemacher — rhymer, inferior poet
  • German: Reimemacherin — rhymer, inferior poet
  • Ido: poeteto — rhymer, inferior poet
  • Ido: poetacho — rhymer, inferior poet
  • Volapük: lupoedan — rhymer, inferior poet
  • Volapük: hilupoedan — rhymer, inferior poet
  • Volapük: jilupoedan — rhymer, inferior poet