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

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

Precocious rhymester, ambitious poet, he intended to be not only great but "correct."

From Time Magazine Archive

The scurrilous ballad of which we have already spoken was by one Ned Ward, a publican and rhymester, and it pictured the entry of the duke in verses after the fashion of Hudibras.

From A History of the Four Georges, Volume I by Justin McCarthy

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