rhymist

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noun

One who rhymes; an inferior poet.

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Meanings

nounrhymist (plural rhymists)

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

Origin

From rhyme + -ist.

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rhymist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rhymist

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“rhymist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rhymist. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rhymist,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rhymist.

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