verseman

English

Etymology

From verse +‎ -man.

Noun

verseman (plural versemen)

  1. A por, especially an inferior one; a versemonger.
    • a. 1722 (date written), Matthew Prior, “A Better Answer”, in The Poetical Works of Matthew Prior […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: […] W[illiam] Strahan, […], published 1779, →OCLC:
      And they have my whimsies, but thou hast my heart,
      The god of us versemen (you know, child ,) the Sun

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