as in lyricist
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Recent Examples of rhymer
Looking through a glass darkly like the apostle Paul in the New Testament, the New York rhymer and enigma muses on hopelessness on this highlight from his ninth album, Golliwog.
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Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025
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
Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rhymer
Noun
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Hawke started as a lyricist and was initially afraid to get into the music side of songwriting, in part because she was intimidated by the extraordinary musicians around her.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
19 Mar. 2026
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By contrast, Sondheim was consistently accessible and encouraging to younger composers and lyricists even as his own artistic output sputtered.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Mar. 2026
Noun
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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.—
Kerry Reid,
chicagotribune.com,
13 July 2017
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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
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Red Bandana troubadour, braids like twin ropes lassoing eternity?—
Alex Suskind,
Pitchfork,
18 Mar. 2026
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Its name is literal, since this legendary troubadour cited a major hearing loss as the reason for his retirement.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Mar. 2026
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“Rhymer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rhymer. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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