rhymester

American  

[rahym-ster] / ˈraɪm stər /

Or rimester

noun

1. a writer of inferior verse; poetaster.

   Synonyms:

   versifier

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rhymester British  

/ ˈraɪmə, 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

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

rhymester

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

From The Guardian ● Jun. 22, 2010

At other times he is an overrefined rhymester who thinks it snazzy to pretend that "pre-au-roral" is the best English version of a straightforward Russian word meaning "daybreak."

From Time Magazine Archive

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 Tuscan rhymester, again, allows himself the utmost licence.

From Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Second Series by Brown, Horatio Robert Forbes