rhythmer

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/ˈɹɪðəmə(ɹ)//ˈɹɪðmə(ɹ)/

noun

One who writes in rhythm, especially in poetic rhythm or meter.

OriginEnglish rhythm ← Latin rhythmus ← Ancient Greek ῥῠθμός (rhŭthmós) →
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Meanings

nounrhythmer (plural rhythmers)

plural rhythmers

  1. One who writes in rhythm, especially in poetic rhythm or meter.

    one now scarce counted a rhythmer, formerly admitted for a poet

    1655, Thomas Fuller, The Church-history of Britain; […], London: […] Iohn Williams […], →OCLC, (please specify |book=I to XI)
  2. Someone who provides rhythm

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ser-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*srew-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*sru-dʰ-mo-s
  4. Proto-Hellenic*hrutʰmós
  5. Ancient Greekῥῠθμός (rhŭthmós)
  6. Latinrhythmus
  7. Englishrhythm
  8. Englishrhythmer

From rhythm + -er.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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