metrist

[ me-trist, mee-trist ]

noun

1. a person who is skilled in the use of poetic meters.

metrist

/ ˈmɛtrɪst /

noun

1. prosody a person skilled in the use of poetic metre

Word History and Origins

Origin of metrist¹

From the Medieval Latin word metrista, dating back to 1525–35. See meter ², -ist

Example Sentences

It readily appears that Chaucer was a great metrist, and bestowed many new forms of metre upon our literature.

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He was our first great metrist, and has frequent references to his poetical art.

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As a metrist, therefore, Ramsay can claim little or no attention.

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In all this there is soothingness, indeed, but no slumberous monotony; for Spenser was no mere metrist, but a great composer.

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Dryden, too, approves of Fairfax, considered at least as a metrist.

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Related Words

• artist
• author
• dramatist
• lyricist
• writer