poetaster[noun]Synonyms: balladmonger, bardlet, bardling, poeticule, poetling, rhymer, rhymester, verseman, versemonger, verser, verse-smith, versificator, versifier
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
poetaster noun & verb.
[pǝʊɪ'tastǝ] L16.[mod. Latin (Erasmus), from Latin poeta POET: see -ASTER.]A. noun. A paltry or inferior poet; a writer of poor or trashy verse.
L16.b. verb intrans. =
POETAST. Chiefly as
poetastering ppl adjective & verbal noun L17. ■ poetastery,
poetastry noun the work of a poetaster, paltry or inferior verse or versification
M19. [TahlilGaran] English Dictionary ▲