also: かいじゃ
noun
person who attends a renga meeting
Archaic term from the context of renga (linked verse) gatherings. Not used in modern Japanese outside historical or literary references.
See also: 連歌
連歌の会では、会者が集まって句を詠んだ。
At the renga meeting, the attendees gathered to compose verses.
Renga is the linked-verse poetry form; 会者 refers specifically to a participant in such a gathering.
Composed of 会 (meeting) and 者 (person). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it directly describes a participant in a renga gathering.