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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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Originally envisioned as a musical, Williams was tasked with writing original songs with lyricist Leslie Bricusse before the idea was scrapped.—
Alex Galbraith,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 Feb. 2026
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Welles, who was nominated for four Grammys in 2025, is a gifted lyricist, and his finest verses use cascades of slant rhymes to move subtly from specific finger-pointing to broader implication.—
Mitch Therieau,
New Yorker,
7 Feb. 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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Leading a group of seasoned musicians that includes guitarist Adam Brisbin and harp player Mary Lattimore, and working once again with Krivchenia as his producer, Meek continues to revel in the role of traditional troubadour of mid-tempo laments with heavy gestures to Buffalo Springfield.—
Dean Van Nguyen,
Pitchfork,
27 Feb. 2026
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On Saturday and Sunday, AWO will perform as part of Grammy Award-winning troubadour Jason Mraz’s DREAM fundraising concerts featuring — and benefiting — AWO and four other San Diego nonprofit arts organizations.—
David L. Coddon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Rhymer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rhymer. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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