sonneteer en · NOUN
Etymology
From sonnet + -eer, replacing earlier sonnetier from Italian sonettiere, from sonetto.
Meanings
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(derogatory, sometimes) A writer of sonnets or small poems.
Some starved hackney sonneteer.
1711 May, [Alexander Pope], An Essay on Criticism, London: […] W[illiam] Lewis […]; and sold by W[illiam] Taylor […], T[homas] Osborn[e] […], and J[ohn] Graves […], →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sonnetteer | alternative | lexicographic | |
| sonneteers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (2)
es sonetista (Translations) · de Sonettist (Translations)