rhymester

American  

[rahym-ster] / ˈraɪm stər /

Or rimester

noun

1. a writer of inferior verse; poetaster.

   Synonyms:

   versifier

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rhymester British  

/ ˈraɪmstə /

noun

1. a poet, esp one considered to be mediocre or mechanical in diction; poetaster or versifier

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Etymology

Origin of rhymester

First recorded in 1710–20; rhyme + -ster

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Example Sentences

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rhymester

Hood himself is a hard-working craftsman of a poet – a master rhymester and outrageous pun-maker.

From The Guardian ● Jun. 22, 2010

A forceful pianist, a determined rhymester, an avid reader of fourth grade books, Philippa has the added distinction of never having eaten cooked food.

From Time Magazine Archive

And Swift unsweetened is no nursery rhymester; he is the most powerful ironist since Aristophanes, the blackest of all the great blackguards who have lacerated the conscience of mankind.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Arts will miss two famous names: one the beloved original Peter Pan, the other a lusty, gusty Catholic author and rhymester.

From Time Magazine Archive

It was commemorated by Isaac Squire, an Otsego rhymester, in some verses that are of curious interest as a survival of the old ballad form in which events were wont to be celebrated.

From The Story of Cooperstown by Ralph Birdsall

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