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rhymer

/ɹˈaɪmɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.79 in modern English

Syllables
rhymer
IPA
/ɹˈaɪmɚ/
14
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A minstrel.

Archaic

noun

One who makes, composes, or recites rhymes or simple poems.

name

A surname.

Etymology

From Middle English rymare, from Old English rīmere (“a compouter, reckoner, calculator”), equivalent to rhyme + -er. Cognate with Dutch rijmer, German Reimer, Danish rimer, Swedish rimmare, Icelandic rímari. More at rhyme.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

rhymers (plural) rimer (alternative)

Synonyms

rhymester versifier poetizer poetiser

Homonyms

rymer rimer

Rhymes With

old-timer timer primer climber dimer clymer rymer weimer rimer heimer eimer shimer

Questions

How do you pronounce rhymer?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɹˈaɪmɚ/.
What does rhymer mean?
A minstrel.
Where does rhymer come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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