po·et·as·ter \ˈpōə̇d.ˌastə(r), -ōə̇ˌta-, -aas- sometimes ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\noun (-s) Etymology: New Latin, from Latin poeta + -aster : a writer of worthless or inferior verses : a pretended poet : versifier < indicative of the mistakes of poetasters and would-be poets rather than of real poets — C.S.Kilby >