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also rimester
as in poet
a person who writes poetry
reading doggerel by some rhymester
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Recent Examples of rhymester
By contrast, the French word for scarcity, rareté, has so many acoustic kin that an English rhymester could weep, with engagé, écarté, and retardé leading the pack.
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Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 23 May 2022
Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 23 May 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rhymester
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In her introduction of the ordinances, Supervisor Nikki Fortunato Bas drew a direct tie between the ordinances and the violence in Minneapolis, where ICE agents have killed Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old poet and mother of three, and Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old Veterans Affairs ICU nurse.—
Chase Hunter,
Mercury News,
29 Jan. 2026
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This quote by 13th-century poet Rumi appears midway through psychologist Marshall Rosenberg’s Nonviolent Communication.—
Jasna Hodžić,
Big Think,
29 Jan. 2026
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Louis Weslyn and Charles Albert wrote a horrifically racist blackface minstrel song called The Witch Behind the Moon that included lyrics about a Black witch who lived behind the moon and could fly down on her broomstick to snatch up children.—
Time,
Time,
21 Nov. 2025
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During his years at IU, Hickerson frequently performed on and off campus, including stints as a strolling minstrel at the annual Madrigal Dinner, as well as gigs singing folk songs at the B’nai B’rith Hillel Foundation chapter.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
26 Aug. 2025
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“Rhymester.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rhymester. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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