epigrammatist

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Noun
  • 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.
    Kerry Reid, chicagotribune.com, 13 July 2017
  • There’s even an open mike if your inner sonneteer longs to be released; newyorkcitypoetryfestival.com. ‘
    THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York Times, 29 June 2017
Noun
  • At Joe’s Pizza on Carmine Street, Marc Shaiman, the celebrated composer and lyricist, dropped his slice on the floor.
    Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2026
  • Schwartz, the composer/lyricist of Wicked, had been on the bill to host the Washington National Opera Gala on May 16.
    Ted Johnson, Deadline, 2 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Cardi returned the favor minutes later, penning a letter on X to Minaj’s son, Papa Bear, in the same format the Queens rhymer did to her daughter.
    Michael Saponara, Billboard, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • There are other skalds, or griots, or troubadours devoted to the goings on in the Pembroke (and, later, Powell) home, and when the reruns hit the streamers our world grew.
    Sam Lipsyte, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Two-time Grammy Award-winning Oceanside troubadour Jason Mraz will perform a pair of benefit concerts in February to raise funds for five San Diego nonprofit arts organizations.
    George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Oct. 2025
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“Epigrammatist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/epigrammatist. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.

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