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Answer for the clue "A maker of poor verses (usually used as terms of contempt for minor or inferior poets) ", 9 letters:
versifier

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The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Versifier \Ver"si*fi`er\, n. One who versifies, or makes verses; as, not every versifier is a poet. --Dryden. One who converts into verse; one who expresses in verse the ideas of another written in prose; as, Dr. Watts was a versifier of the Psalms.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a writer who composes rhymes; a maker of poor verses (usually used as terms of contempt for minor or inferior poets) [syn: rhymer , rhymester , poetizer , poetiser ]

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 One who versify. 2 (context pejorative English) An inferior poet.

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
The term " versifier " may refer to: a poetaster the versificator regis , or "king's poet"