sayer

noun

say·​er ˈsāə(r) 

ˈseə-

plural -s

1

: one that says

he is a sayer rather than a doer

2

archaic : poet

find some sense which no pen yet from singer, sayer, ever has extracted

—Robert Browning

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from sayen to say + -er

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Rhymes for sayer

• gayer
• grayer
• greyer
• layer
• mayor
• nayar
• payer
• payor
• peyer
• player
• preyer
• slayer