poetaster
po·et·as·ter
noun \ˈpō-ə-ˌtas-tər\Definition of POETASTER
: an inferior poet
Examples of POETASTER
- <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
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Related Words: poetess; poet laureate; scop, troubadour; epigrammatist, epigrammatizer, lyricist, rhymer, sonneteer; rhapsode, rhapsodist
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