Added 10 October 2026 metrist noun Categories: Obscure Words noun ! Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). More about metrist at Wordnik → Where our words come from → Someone who writes verses. Origin From metre (“poem”) + -ist. From Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA) Related Words: poetversemakermetapoetmakerversifiermetrologistmetaphoricianhymnerversificatorsongstermetaphoristhymnographer Back to today's word