rhymer

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noun

A minstrel.

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rhymesterversifierpoetizerpoetiser
OriginMiddle English rymare ← Old English rīmere →
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Meanings

rhymer1

nounrhymer (plural rhymers)

plural rhymers · alternative rimer

  1. archaicA minstrel.
  2. One who makes, composes, or recites rhymes or simple poems.

Rhymer2

proper noun
  1. A surname.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna writer who composes rhymes; a maker of poor verses (usually used as terms of contempt for minor or inferior poets)

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rhymesterversifierpoetizerpoetiser
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writerauthor
Also see
poetizerrhymesterversifier

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

rhymer · noun

  1. Old Englishrīmere“a compouter, reckoner, calculator”
  2. Middle Englishrymare
  3. Englishrhymer

From Middle English rymare, from Old English rīmere (“a compouter, reckoner, calculator”), equivalent to rhyme + -er. Cognate with Dutch rijmer, German Reimer, Danish rimer, Swedish rimmare, Icelandic rímari. More at rhyme.

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Rhymer · proper noun

From rhymer.

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APA

rhymer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rhymer

MLA

“rhymer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rhymer. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rhymer,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rhymer.

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