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versifier

noun ver·si·fi·er \ˈvər-sə-ˌfī(-ə)r\

Definition of VERSIFIER

:  one that versifies; especially :  a writer of light or inferior verse
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First Known Use of VERSIFIER

14th century

Related to VERSIFIER

Synonyms
bard, minstrel, muse, poetaster, rhymester (also rimester), poet

Other Literature Terms

apophasis, bathos, bildungsroman, bowdlerize, caesura, coda, doggerel, euphemism, poesy, prosody

Rhymes with VERSIFIER

balloon tire, chicken wire, like wildfire, play with fire, razor wire, retrofire, Ring of Fire, star sapphire, under fire

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