noun
Meaning 1
A rhymer; a poetaster
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A rhymer; a poetaster
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
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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Synonyms: rhymer, versifier, poetizer, poetiser
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: writer, author
History
Etymology tree English rhyme Proto-West Germanic *-astrijā Old English -estre Middle English -estere English -ster English rhymester From rhyme + -ster.
Across languages
19 source translations are retained for this English entry.