poetaster

po·et·as·ter

noun \ˈpō-ə-ˌtas-tər\

Definition of POETASTER

: an inferior poet

Examples of POETASTER

1. <she's a poetaster whose verse never rises above what is found on greeting cards>

Origin of POETASTER

New Latin, from Latin poeta + -aster -aster

First Known Use: 1599

Related to POETASTER

Synonyms: bard, minstrel, muse, poet, rhymester (also rimester), versifier

Related Words: poetess; poet laureate; scop, troubadour; epigrammatist, epigrammatizer, lyricist, rhymer, sonneteer; rhapsode, rhapsodist

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Other Literature Terms

apophasis, bathos, bildungsroman, bowdlerize, caesura, coda, doggerel, euphemism, poesy, prosody

Rhymes with POETASTER

alabaster, burgomaster, cellar master, China aster, concertmaster, criticaster, ghetto blaster, harbormaster, mustard plaster, oleaster, overmaster, quartermaster, stationmaster, telecaster, wagon master, weathercaster, Zoroaster