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
Her language thus had its necessary counterpoint: the Bronx’s fullness against her poetry’s economy; the streetcorner’s pizzicato against her versifier’s swing.
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Helen Shaw, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2022
Modest Durnov, an artist and versifier, did not leave his mark on the world of art.
—Sarah Vitali, Harper's magazine, 10 May 2019
Helen Shaw, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2022
Modest Durnov, an artist and versifier, did not leave his mark on the world of art.
—Sarah Vitali, Harper's magazine, 10 May 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for versifier
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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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“Versifier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/versifier. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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