Rhymester

  • 101po|et|as|ter — «POH iht AS tuhr», noun. a writer of rather poor poetry. SYNONYM(S): rhymester. ╂[< New Latin poetaster < Latin poēta poet + aster, a diminutive suffix] …

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  • 102AL-ḤARIZI, JUDAH BEN SOLOMON — (1165–1225), Hebrew poet and translator. He was born in Spain, very likely in Christian Toledo, a city that at this time preserved Arabic culture and that he describes with particular detail; however, there are no conclusive proofs of it, and… …

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  • 103BADḤAN — (Heb. בַּדְחָן; entertainer ), merrymaker, rhymester who entertained guests, especially at weddings. The Talmud mentions professional jesters who cheered the melancholy (Ta an. 22a) or who amused bride and groom (Ket. 17a; Ber. 30b–31a). Jewish… …

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