VERSIFIER

rhymer, rhymester, versifier, poetizer, poetiser

(noun) a writer who composes rhymes; a maker of poor verses (usually used as terms of contempt for minor or inferior poets)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

versifier (plural versifiers)

One who versifies.

(pejorative) An inferior poet.

Hypernyms

• poet

Anagrams

• verifiers

Source: Wiktionary


Ver"si*fi`er, n.

1. One who versifies, or makes verses; as, not every versifier is a poet. Dryden.

2. One who converts into verse; one who expresses in verse the ideas of another written in prose; as, Dr. Watts was a versifier of the Psalms.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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