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rhymester

or rime·ster

[ rahym-ster ]

/ ˈraɪm stər /

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noun

a writer of inferior verse; poetaster.

Origin of rhymester

First recorded in 1710–20; rhyme + -ster

SYNONYMS FOR rhymester

versifier.

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Words nearby rhymester

rhus, rhyme, rhyme or reason, no, rhyme royal, rhyme scheme, rhymester, rhyming slang, rhynchocephalian, rhynchophore, rhyolite, rhys

Example sentences from the Web for rhymester

The King of Bavaria, a rhymester of some celebrity, has taken a good many poetical licences in his time.

Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions |Charles Mackay
The Rhymester afterwards made a great boast that he had not taken any part in the mélée.

The Wallypug in London |G. E. Farrow
The rhymester who made Robinson Crusoe exclaim, "Oh, solitude, where are the charms that sages have seen in thy face?"

Seventy Years on the Frontier |Alexander Majors
In some of these instances the parodies may denote no real hostility but merely a rhymester's attempt to be clever.

Translations of German Poetry in American Magazines 1741-1810 |Edward Ziegler Davis

“Waste of money, I call it,” said the Rhymester, sniffing contemptuously.

The Wallypug in London |G. E. Farrow

British Dictionary definitions for rhymester

rhymester

rimester rhymer or rimer (ˈraɪmə)

/ (ˈraɪmstə) /

noun

a poet, esp one considered to be mediocre or mechanical in diction; poetaster or versifier