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noun
A writer of sonnets or small poems.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: derogatory, sometimes
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verb
To compose sonnets.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a poet who writes sonnets
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: poet
History
From sonnet + -eer, replacing earlier sonnetier from Italian sonettiere, from sonetto.
Across languages
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
