"metrist" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: metrists [plural]
Etymology: From metre (“poem”) + -ist. Etymology templates: {{af|en|metre|-ist|gloss1=poem}} metre (“poem”) + -ist Head templates: {{en-noun}} metrist (plural metrists)
  1. Someone who writes verses. Synonyms: metrifier, metrician, versemonger, versesmith Related terms: meter

Inflected forms

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