rhythmist

American

[rith-mist] / ˈrɪð mɪst /

noun

a person versed in or having a fine sense of rhythm.
a person who uses rhythm, especially in a skilled way.

a film editor who is a good rhythmist.

rhythmist British

/ ˈrɪðmɪst /

noun

rare a person who has a good sense of rhythm

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Etymology

Origin of rhythmist

First recorded in 1860–65; rhythm + -ist

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To the metrist and rhythmist the poem will be of interest from the first, and throughout.

From Poems of Gerard Manley Hopkins Now First Published by Bridges, Robert Seymour

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