epigrammatist

noun

Definition of epigrammatistnext
as in sonneteer

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  1. sonneteer
  2. lyricist
  3. troubadour
Noun
  • Her counterpart is Nigel's love interest, Portia (Autumn Hurlbert), who defies her double entendre-dropping Puritan father, Brother Jeremiah (Scott Cote), to pursue the sonneteer.
    Kerry Reid, chicagotribune.com, 13 July 2017
  • A sonnet is addressed to an indifferent object of passion; even if the actual lover warms up, the sonneteer can’t become too easily complacent—a dark lady suddenly sunny produces no one’s idea of a poem.
    Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 16 Jan. 2017
Definition of sonneteer
Noun
  • It’s cemented: Ka is one of the best lyricists to ever walk the planet.
    Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Composer Alan Menken and lyricist Glenn Slater were behind the film’s music.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of lyricist
Noun
  • But the aura is straight-up emo, giving Snoop a woozy troubadour vibe.
    Will Dukes, Rolling Stone, 13 Dec. 2024
  • As such, while a film like the Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown—starring Timothée Chalamet as the iconic music troubadour—won’t be released in theaters until December 25, its studio Fox Searchlight screened the film on December 5 in my market.
    Tim Lammers, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of troubadour
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