metrician

[ mi-trish-uhn ]

noun

a metrist.

Origin of metrician

¹

First recorded in 1375–1425, metrician is from the late Middle English word metricion.See metric², -ian

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How to use metrician in a sentence

Jonathan Bate argues in the TLS that Swinburne was a master metrician as well as a pioneer in changing sexual attitudes.
Best of Brit Lit | Peter Stothard | July 9, 2009 | THE DAILY BEAST
Mr Kipling is a wonderful metrician; but that is not the question.
Rudyard Kipling | John Palmer

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