Rhymer

Rhymer
Rhymer Rhym"er, n. One who makes rhymes; a versifier; -- generally in contempt; a poor poet; a poetaster. [1913 Webster]

This would make them soon perceive what despicaple creatures our common rhymers and playwriters be. --Milton. [1913 Webster]


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  • Rhymer — may refer to:* Rhymer (actor), an actor in a seasonal folk play * Rhymer (poet), a bad poetPeople with the surname Rhymer:* Don Rhymer (21st century), American screenwriter * Paul Rhymer (1905 1964), American radio writer …   Wikipedia

  • rhymer — [rī′mər] n. a maker of rhymes, or poems; esp., a rhymester * * * rhym·er also rim·er (rīʹmər) n. One who composes rhymes. * * * …   Universalium

  • rhymer — rhymer, rhymester *poet, versifier, poetaster, bard, minstrel, troubadour …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • rhymer — [rī′mər] n. a maker of rhymes, or poems; esp., a rhymester …   English World dictionary

  • rhymer — rhyme ► NOUN 1) correspondence of sound between words or the endings of words, especially when used in poetry. 2) a short poem with rhyming lines. 3) rhyming poetry or verse. 4) a word with the same sound as another. ► VERB 1) (of a word,… …   English terms dictionary

  • rhymer — noun see rhyme II …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • rhymer — noun a person who composes or recites rhymes or simple poems …   Wiktionary

  • Rhymer — Recorded as Rimer, Rimmer, Rymer, Rymmer, and possibly others, this was an occupational name for a poet or minstrel. It derives from the early French word rimour or rymour meaning one who wrote rymes. The word was probably introduced into the… …   Surnames reference

  • rhymer — (Roget s Thesaurus II) also rimer noun One who writes poetry: bard, muse2, poet, poetaster, poetess, rhymester, versifier. See WORDS …   English dictionary for students

  • rhymer — rhym·er || raɪmÉ™(r) n. poetaster, one who makes rhymes, writer of inferior poetry …   English contemporary dictionary

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