rhymester

rhymester

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English rhyme
Proto-West Germanic *-astrijā
Old English -estre
Middle English -estere
English -ster
English rhymester

    From rhyme + -ster.

    Pronunciation

    • Rhymes: -ɛstə(ɹ)

    Noun

    rhymester (plural rhymesters)

    1. A rhymer; a poetaster
      • 1771, Henry Mackenzie, The Man of Feeling, London: Cassell, published 1886, page 117:
        [...] “Whether vanity is the cause of our becoming rhymesters or not,” answered Harley, “it is a pretty certain effect of it. [...]

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