POETASTER


Meaning of POETASTER in English

ˈpōə̇d.ˌastə(r), -ōə̇ˌta-, -aas- sometimes ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun

( -s )

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin poeta + -aster

: a writer of worthless or inferior verses : a pretended poet : versifier

indicative of the mistakes of poetasters and would-be poets rather than of real poets — C.S.Kilby

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