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rhymist

rhymist noun: one who rhymes; an inferior poet.

Noun

rhymist (plural rhymists)

  1. One who rhymes; an inferior poet.
    • His character of Dryden, who sometimes visited him, was, that he was a good rhymist, but no poet.1774, Dr Samuel Johnson, Preface to the Works of the English Poets, volume II, J. Nichols, page 139

Forms of rhymist

pluralrhymists

Origin of rhymist

From rhyme + -ist.

Questions about rhymist

What does rhymist mean?
Rhymist means one who rhymes; an inferior poet.
What part of speech is rhymist?
Rhymist is a noun.
What is the plural of rhymist?
The plural of rhymist is rhymists.

Words near rhymist in the dictionary

  1. rhyming slang
  2. rhyming slangs
  3. rhyming up
  4. rhymingly
  5. rhymings
  6. rhymist
  7. rhymists
  8. Rhymney
  9. Rhymney Bridge
  10. rhymy
  11. rhynchitid

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