iambographer

noun

iam·​bog·​ra·​pher

ˌīˌamˈbägrəfə(r)

plural -s

: iambist

especially : one given to or noted for writing iambic lampoons

Word History

Etymology

Middle Greek iambographos writer of iambs (from Greek iambos + -graphos, from graphein to write) + English -er

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