poetaster

[ poh-it-as-ter ]
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noun
  1. an inferior poet; a writer of indifferent verse.

Origin of poetaster

1
1590–1600; <Medieval Latin or New Latin; see poet, -aster1

Other words for poetaster

Other words from poetaster

  • po·et·as·ter·ing, po·et·as·ter·y, po·et·as·try, po·et·as·ter·ism, noun
  • po·et·as·tric, po·et·as·tri·cal, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for poetaster

poetaster

/ (ˌpəʊɪˈtæstə, -ˈteɪ-) /


noun
  1. a writer of inferior verse

Origin of poetaster

1
C16: from Medieval Latin; see poet, -aster

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