sonneteer
noun
son·ne·teer
ˌsä-nə-ˈtir 
1
: a composer of sonnets
2
: a minor or insignificant poet
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Her counterpart is Nigel's love interest, Portia (Autumn Hurlbert), who defies her double entendre-dropping Puritan father, Brother Jeremiah (Scott Cote), to pursue the sonneteer.
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Kerry Reid, chicagotribune.com, 13 July 2017
A sonnet is addressed to an indifferent object of passion; even if the actual lover warms up, the sonneteer can’t become too easily complacent—a dark lady suddenly sunny produces no one’s idea of a poem.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 16 Jan. 2017
There’s even an open mike if your inner sonneteer longs to be released; newyorkcitypoetryfestival.com.
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—The New York Times, New York Times, 29 June 2017
Sonneteer is 0 for 10, but has four seconds, giving trainer Keith Desormeaux his second straight Derby starter.
—Gary B. Graves, The Seattle Times, 5 May 2017
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Kerry Reid, chicagotribune.com, 13 July 2017
A sonnet is addressed to an indifferent object of passion; even if the actual lover warms up, the sonneteer can’t become too easily complacent—a dark lady suddenly sunny produces no one’s idea of a poem.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 16 Jan. 2017
There’s even an open mike if your inner sonneteer longs to be released; newyorkcitypoetryfestival.com.
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—The New York Times, New York Times, 29 June 2017
Sonneteer is 0 for 10, but has four seconds, giving trainer Keith Desormeaux his second straight Derby starter.
—Gary B. Graves, The Seattle Times, 5 May 2017
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sonneteer
noun
son·ne·teer
ˌsän-ə-ˈti(ə)r
: a writer of sonnets
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