Definition of "versifier" []

• One who versifies. (noun)
• An inferior poet. (noun)

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• "Gone were the days when poets were seen as avatars of divinely inspired knowledge: for Plato (despite having dabbled in poetry himself in his salad days), the versifier was a feckless artificer, a pernicious influence on the moral hygiene of the polis and not to be trusted with the heavy lifting of the intellect."
• "He took part in the debating society, where he was prominent, and was known as a versifier of both love poems and satire."
• "His talent for poetry earned him the post of "versifier" (poet-in-residence) for Bromley Friends of the Earth."