metrist

[ me-trist, mee-trist ]
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noun
  1. a person who is skilled in the use of poetic meters.

Origin of metrist

1
From the Medieval Latin word metrista, dating back to 1525–35. See meter2, -ist

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metrist

/ (ˈmɛtrɪst) /


noun
  1. prosody a person skilled in the use of poetic metre

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