How to pronounce poetaster
American English pronunciation
POH-ih-tas-tur
- IPA
- /ˈpoʊɪˌtæstɚ/
- Syllables
- POH · ih · tas · tur (4 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What poetaster means
A writer of bad poetry
In a sentence: The poetaster rhymed "cat" with "cat" five times in one poem.
Where it comes from: It's poet plus -aster, an old ending meaning "a poor copy of."
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