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versemonger

UK/'vә:smʌŋgә/US
GRE

Definitions

n.

A writer of mediocre or worthless verse; a hack poet.

拙劣诗人,写打油诗的人

Root Breakdown

Root-derived
verseturn
+
mongerroot
=versemonger

verse (a line of poetry — literally a 'turning' at the end of a line) + monger (a dealer/peddler, as in fishmonger) = someone who churns out verse like cheap goods. The -monger suffix is dismissive.

Root vers still carries 91 more words

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Critics dismissed him as a mere versemonger.

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