poetaster

UK: /ˌpəʊɪˈtæstə/ US: (pō′it as′tər)

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po•et•as•ter  (pō′it as′tər), n. 

1. Poetry an inferior poet;
   a writer of indifferent verse.

• Medieval Latin or Neo-Latin; see poet, -aster¹
• 1590–1600

po′et•as′ter•ing, po′et•as′ter•y, po′et•as′try, po′et•as′ter•ism, n. 
po′et•as′tric, po′et•as′tri•cal, adj. 
Synonyms

rhymester.

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poetaster / ˌpəʊɪˈtæstə -ˈteɪ-/ noun

1. a writer of inferior verse

Etymology: 16th Century: from Medieval Latin; see poet, -aster