sonneteer

noun

Definition of sonneteernext
as in epigrammatist

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Recent Examples of sonneteer 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
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  1. lyricist
  2. rhymer
  3. troubadour
Noun
  • Chatten, the band’s main lyricist, was also inspired by his friend Nikolaj Schultz’s book Land Sickness, a semifictional tale of eco-anxiety.
    — Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2026
  • After more than four decades of supporting Stateside composers and lyricists working across visual media, the Society of Composers & Lyricists has opened its first permanent international chapter in London.
    — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of lyricist
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  • 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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  • Variations in form and narrative However, many poets, bards, and troubadours experimented with form to create ballads featuring more than four lines in a stanza and different rhyme schemes or meters.
    — René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Oct. 2026
  • This one resembles the winsome, acoustic Sea Change (2002) and Morning Phase (2014), dressing the shape-shifting troubadour’s reflective vocals in windswept orchestral-folk adornment.
    — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of troubadour

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“Sonneteer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sonneteer. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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