poetaster

  • 11poetaster — poetastering, poetastery, poetastry, poetasterism, n. poetastric, poetastrical, adj. /poh it as teuhr/, n. an inferior poet; a writer of indifferent verse. [1590 1600; < ML or NL; see POET, ASTER1] Syn. rhymester. * * * …

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  • 12poetaster — noun An unskilled poet. See Also: criticaster, mathematicaster, philosophaster, politicaster …

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  • 13Poetaster — Po|e|tạs|ter 〈m. 3; abwertend〉 Dichterling, Verseschmied [&LT;Poet + herabsetzende Endung aster] * * * Po|e|tạs|ter, der; s, [geb. nach ↑Kritikaster] (bildungsspr. abwertend selten): Dichterling …

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  • 14poetaster — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun One who writes poetry: bard, muse2, poet, poetess, rhymer, rhymester, versifier. See WORDS …

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  • 15Poetaster — Po|e|tạs|ter 〈m.; Gen.: s, Pl.: ; abwertend〉 Dichterling [Etym.: &LT;Poet + Pejorativendung …aster] …

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  • 16Poetaster — Po|e|tas|ter der; s, Analogiebildung zu ↑Philosophaster&GT; (abwertend) Dichterling, Verseschmied …

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  • 17poetaster — petty poet; writer of contemptible verses Pretenders and Dabblers …

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  • 18poetaster — n. writer of low quality poetry, inferior poet; writer of light versepo·et·as·ter || pəʊɪtæstÉ™r / pəʊɪ tæstÉ™ …

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  • 19poetaster — [ˌpəʊɪ tastə] noun a person who writes inferior poetry. Origin C16: mod. L., from L. poeta poet + aster …

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  • 20poetaster — n. Rhymester, petty poet, inferior poet …

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