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rhymer

rhy·mer

US/ˈraɪmɜr/ uncommon archaic

noun

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a writer who composes rhymes; a maker of poor verses (usually used as terms of contempt for minor or inferior poets)

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From Middle English rymare, from Old English rīmere (“a compouter, reckoner, calculator”), equivalent to rhyme + -er. Cognate with Dutch rijmer, German Reimer, Danish rimer, Swedish rimmare, Icelandic rímari. More at rhyme.

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