sonneteer

English

Alternative forms

• sonnetteer

Etymology

From sonnet +‎ -eer, replacing earlier sonnetier from Italian sonettiere, from sonetto.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)

Noun

sonneteer (plural sonneteers)

1. (sometimes derogatory) A writer of sonnets or small poems.
   • 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:

     Some starved hackney sonneteer.

Synonyms

• sonneter

Translations

Translations

• German: Sonettist m
• Spanish: sonetista (es)

Verb

sonneteer (third-person singular simple present sonneteers, present participle sonneteering, simple past and past participle sonneteered)

1. To compose sonnets.