versifier

noun

ˈvər-sə-ˌfī(-ə)r How to pronounce versifier (audio)
Definition of versifiernext
as in poet
a person who writes poetry I may not be a great poet, but I'm as good as those versifiers hired by the greeting card companies

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Recent Examples of versifier Modest Durnov, an artist and versifier, did not leave his mark on the world of art. — Sarah Vitali, Harper's magazine, 10 May 2019
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  1. poet
  2. minstrel
Noun
  • Katherine Anne Porter City Lights, a bookstore and publishing house founded by the poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti in 1953, is closely associated with the Beat Generation of writers.
    — J. D. Biersdorfer, New York Times, 20 July 2026
  • There’s a long Greek tradition of setting modern Greek poetry to song, and the words my father sang came from the poet Manolis Anagnostakis.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 July 2026
Definition of poet
Noun
  • The musician-scholar Rhiannon Giddens, a leading interpreter of 19th-century American songs, told me that discussing Foster’s context is difficult because minstrel entertainment is so little understood today.
    — David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 2 July 2026
  • They were published in the North and South, performed in racist minstrel shows and polite parlors, and sung by abolitionists and defenders of enslavement alike.
    — Christopher Lynch, The Conversation, 1 July 2026
Definition of minstrel

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“Versifier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/versifier. Accessed 2 Aug. 2026.

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