epigrammatist

noun

Definition of epigrammatistnext
as in sonneteer

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  1. sonneteer
  2. lyricist
  3. rhymer
  4. troubadour
Noun
  • Her counterpart is Nigel's love interest, Portia (Autumn Hurlbert), who defies her double entendre-dropping Puritan father, Brother Jeremiah (Scott Cote), to pursue the sonneteer.
    — Kerry Reid, chicagotribune.com, 13 July 2017
  • Sonneteer is 0 for 10, but has four seconds, giving trainer Keith Desormeaux his second straight Derby starter.
    — GARY B. GRAVES, The Seattle Times, 5 May 2017
Definition of sonneteer
Noun
  • In 1984, Baker married Emmy Award-winning lyricist and singer-songwriter Dory Previn, and the two eventually left Los Angeles to settle into an old farmhouse in Southfield, Massachusetts, the Berkshires.
    — Greg Evans, Deadline, 4 July 2026
  • Ashman, the show’s lyricist, had died in 1991, so Tim Rice was brought in to work with Menken.
    — Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 July 2026
Definition of lyricist
Noun
  • Looking through a glass darkly like the apostle Paul in the New Testament, the New York rhymer and enigma muses on hopelessness on this highlight from his ninth album, Golliwog.
    — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025
  • Cardi returned the favor minutes later, penning a letter on X to Minaj’s son, Papa Bear, in the same format the Queens rhymer did to her daughter.
    — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 3 Oct. 2025
Definition of rhymer
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  • Stroll around the Artist Quarter, where troubadours serenade passersby in the evenings.
    — Zanny Merullo, Travel + Leisure, 21 June 2026
  • The two vivid soloists were tenor Anthony León as the cocky troubadour and baritone Eleomar Cuello as the cocky devil.
    — Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
Definition of troubadour
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“Epigrammatist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/epigrammatist. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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