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- [son-i-teer]
- /ˌsɒn ɪˈtɪər/
- /ˌsɒ.nɪ.ˈtɪə(r)/
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- [son-i-teer]
- /ˌsɒn ɪˈtɪər/
Definitions of sonneteer word
- noun sonneteer a composer of sonnets. 1
- verb without object sonneteer to compose sonnets; sonnetize. 1
- noun sonneteer a writer of sonnets 0
- noun sonneteer a person who writes sonnets 0
- noun sonneteer any minor or inferior poet 0
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Origin of sonneteer
First appearance:
before 1580 One of the 35% oldest English words
1580-90; sonnet + -eer; replacing earlier sonnetier < Italian sonnettiere
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Parts of speech for Sonneteer
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sonneteer popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
sonneteer usage trend in Literature
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