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sonneteer

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
son-neteer
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A writer of sonnets or small poems.

Derogatory

verb

To compose sonnets.

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

sonneteers (plural) sonnetteer (alternative) sonneteers (present, singular) sonneteering (participle, present) sonneteered (participle, past) sonneteered (past)

Derived Forms

sonneteeress

Synonyms

sonneter

Rhymes With

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Questions

What does sonneteer mean?
A writer of sonnets or small poems.
Where does sonneteer come from?
From sonnet + -eer, replacing earlier sonnetier from Italian sonettiere, from sonetto.

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