sonneteer
Americannoun
verb (used without object)
noun
Etymology
Origin of sonneteer
1580–90; sonnet + -eer; replacing earlier sonnetier < Italian sonnettiere
Example Sentences
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Campaign for John Sadler finished fourth, and Sonneteer for Keith Desormeaux was sixth.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2019
Dabster, Shivermetimbers and Sonneteer were early scratches because of the sloppy track conditions.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2019
Sonneteer, who finished 16th, was the only maiden in the Derby.
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2017
Sonneteer will try to overcome that bit of history.
From Seattle Times • May 5, 2017
I have heard many a little Sonneteer called a fine Genius.
From The Spectator, Volume 1 Eighteenth-Century Periodical Essays by Addison, Joseph
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