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metrist

met·rist
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [me-trist, mee-trist]
    • /ˈmɛ trɪst, ˈmi trɪst/
    • /ˈmiːtərɪst /
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [me-trist, mee-trist]
    • /ˈmɛ trɪst, ˈmi trɪst/

Definitions of metrist word

  • noun metrist a person who is skilled in the use of poetic meters. 1
  • noun metrist One who writes verses. 1
  • noun metrist a person skilled in the use of poetic metre 0
  • noun metrist a person skilled in metrics 0

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Origin of metrist

First appearance:

before 1525
One of the 28% oldest English words
From the Medieval Latin word metrista, dating back to 1525-35. See meter2, -ist

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Parts of speech for Metrist

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

metrist popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

metrist usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for metrist

noun metrist

  • lyricist — a person who writes the lyrics for songs.
  • writer — a person engaged in writing books, articles, stories, etc., especially as an occupation or profession; an author or journalist.
  • dramatist — a writer of dramas or dramatic poetry; playwright.
  • author — The author of a piece of writing is the person who wrote it.
  • artist — An artist is someone who draws or paints pictures or creates sculptures as a job or a hobby.

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