metrist

Noun

metrist (plural metrists)

1. Someone who writes verses.
   • While one can find lots of individual astrologers and graphologists, as well as an occasional palmist, psycho metrist or those astute in the reading of tarot cards or I Ching—Psychic Dimensions, Inc., has got it all together.1970 November 28, Lisa Hammel, “Need an Occultist? Name Your Choice”, in The New York Times
   • Despite their careless scholarship and a less tangible quality that some would call a tin ear for poetry, Morris Halle and S. J. Keyser, as metrists, have the considerable virtue of explicitness.1973, Thomas Cable, “A Garland of Pomposities: Comment on Halle-Keyser Prosody”, in College English, volume 34, number 4, page 593

   Synonyms:

   metrifier, metrician, versemonger, versesmith