Etymograph

English

rhymemaker

From rhyme + maker.

A compound of rhyme + maker

Anglo-Norman rime

Middle English rim ‘identical letters or sounds in words from the…’

English rhyme

Old English macian ‘to perform or carry out (a miracle)’

Middle English maken ‘to make or create’

Middle English maker ‘God as creator of all’

English maker

Today it means

noun A composer of rhymes.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “rhymemaker”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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