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Poetaster vs Versemonger - What's the difference?

poetaster | versemonger | Synonyms |

Poetaster is a synonym of versemonger.


As nouns the difference between poetaster and versemonger

is that poetaster is an unskilled poet while versemonger is (humorous|or|derogatory) a writer of verses or of commonplace poetry.

poetaster

English

Noun

(poetasters)
  • An unskilled poet.
  • * 1853 , , Mental Portraits; Or, Studies of Character''], ''The Reviewer: [[w:Francis Jeffrey, Lord Jeffrey, Lord Jeffrey] , page 219:
    • Where the personal feelings were not engaged, it was also an agreeable pastime to follow his destructive feats; see him annihilate a poetaster , or insinuate away the pretensions of a book-wright.

    Related terms

    * criticaster * mathematicaster * philosophaster * politicaster

    Anagrams

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    versemonger

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (humorous, or, derogatory) A writer of verses or of commonplace poetry.

    • Synonyms

    * poetaster (Webster 1913)