Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Poetaster · Po·et·as·ter · IPA /pəʊɪtæstə(ɹ)/ 01 n. An inferior rhymer, or writer of verses; a dabbler in poetic art. 1. An inferior rhymer, or writer of verses; a dabbler in poetic art. “The talk of forgotten poetasters.” — Macaulay.