English Explanatory Dictionary

rhymer

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A minstrel.
  2. One who makes, composes, or recites rhymes or simple poems.
name
  1. A surname.

Word forms

rhymer rhymers rimer

Etymology

From Middle English rymare, from Old English rīmere (“a compouter, reckoner, calculator”), equivalent to rhyme + -er. Cognate with Dutch rijmer, German Reimer, Danish rimer, Swedish rimmare, Icelandic rímari. More at rhyme.

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