misrhymer

/mɪsrɪmər/

Definitions

1. noun

A person who is a poor or pretentious imitator of a poet or poetaster, especially one who uses or imitates the style of Robert Herrick or other Restoration poets.

“The critic dismissed the aspiring poet as a misrhymer, unable to capture the true essence of 17th-century verse.”

Synonyms

  • poetaster
  • pretender

Antonyms

  • master
  • poet