sonneteer

[ son-i-teer ]

noun

1. a composer of sonnets.

verb (used without object)

1. to compose sonnets; sonnetize.

sonneteer

/ ˌsɒnɪˈtɪə /

noun

1. a writer of sonnets

Word History and Origins

Origin of sonneteer¹

1580–90; sonnet + -eer; replacing earlier sonnetier < Italian sonnettiere

Example Sentences

Campaign for John Sadler finished fourth, and Sonneteer for Keith Desormeaux was sixth.

From Los Angeles Times

Dabster, Shivermetimbers and Sonneteer were early scratches because of the sloppy track conditions.

From Los Angeles Times

It amused her, more than anything—that a sonneteer who wrote mostly about the natural world could have a back catalogue that the public thought about at all, let alone printed out and hung over their desks, or clamored for at readings, or quoted a length on social media.

From The New Yorker

Last year he had Sonneteer, who finished 16th.

From Los Angeles Times

The new play may lack the tragic sweep of, say, “The Sonneteer,” Salamone’s Miller-esque sprawl about the ramifications of a closeted life, but it has the immediacy of a diary entry and a mounting mysteriousness that defies expectations.

From Los Angeles Times