sonneteer

American  

[son-i-teer] / ˌsɒn ɪˈtɪər /

noun

1. a composer of sonnets.

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verb (used without object)

1. to compose sonnets; sonnetize.

sonneteer British  

/ ˌsɒnɪˈtɪə /

noun

1. a writer of sonnets

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Etymology

Origin of sonneteer

1580–90; sonnet + -eer; replacing earlier sonnetier < Italian sonnettiere

Example Sentences

A sonnet is addressed to an indifferent object of passion; even if the actual lover warms up, the sonneteer can’t become too easily complacent—a dark lady suddenly sunny produces no one’s idea of a poem.

From The New Yorker • Jan. 8, 2017

There's a reason I never made it as a sonneteer I guess, but what a joy it was to see all that enthusiasm for and knowledge of poetry pouring out on last week's thread.

From The Guardian • Sep. 16, 2010

There was a young poet called George Sterling�given to flowing tie and knickerbockers, a great sonneteer after the first 14 lines�who once knocked on Mary's apartment door.

From Time Magazine Archive

The sonneteer, coming, we believe, from the unsalt waters of the Wabash, seems to be unaware that the fisherman at whom he has leveled his tuneful lyre is not seeking fair tides but clams.

From A Hoosier Chronicle by Yohn, F. C. (Frederick Coffay)

As a sonneteer he showed much grace and sweetness, and English poets borrowed freely from him.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 2 "Demijohn" to "Destructor" by Various