poetaster
[ poh-it-as-ter ]
noun
an inferior poet; a writer of indifferent verse.
Origin of poetaster
1Other 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
a writer of inferior verse
Origin of poetaster
1C16: from Medieval Latin; see poet, -aster
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