CIRCLER

Etymology

Noun

circler (plural circlers)

One who circles, or makes a circular motion.

(obsolete) An inferior or itinerant poet.

Source: Wiktionary


Cir"cler, n.

Definition: A mean or inferior poet, perhaps from his habit of wandering around as a stroller; an itinerant poet. Also, a name given to the cyclic poets. See under Cyclic, a. [Obs.] B. Jonson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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