PROSAIST Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

prosaist

noun

Definition of prosaist

as in prosateur

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Noun

Three Georgia poets have new poetry collections out this fall.

— Suzanne Van Atten, AJC.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Accomplished poet and nonfiction writer Brandon Shimoda brings his love of lyricism to this memoir, a portrait of his grandfather that excavates a century of xenophobia and silence in America.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of poet

Noun

Reflecting on his career as a whole, Domingo says he is often guided by advice from prize-winning playwright Lynn Nottage, part of which adorns his left arm as a tattoo.

— Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 24 Sep. 2026
Off-screen, Lange has three kids, having welcomed a daughter with ex-boyfriend Mikhail Baryshnikov and two children with the late playwright Sam Shepard.

— Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of playwright

Noun

Levy also directed produced Deadpool & Wolverine for Marvel and 20th Century Studios and is reteaming with Gosling and Starfighter screenwriter Jonathan Tropper on a Ghost Rider movie.

— Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 28 Sep. 2026
That combination—young, British, relatively under the radar, and already connected to the screenwriter—has made Barton one of the more intriguing names to emerge from the search.

— Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of screenwriter

Noun

Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao, whom Hegseth installed after firing Cao’s predecessor, then weighed in with a Hollywood scriptwriter’s cheesy panache to say the incident debrief was complete.

— Missy Ryan, The Atlantic, 22 July 2026
The goal every amateur scriptwriter had written, and then thrown in the bin for not being quite spectacular enough.

— Adam Hurrey, New York Times, 17 July 2026

Definition of scriptwriter

Noun

Since Don Juan was introduced in 1630 by dramatist Tirso de Molina, the Spanish Lothario has appeared in numerous re-interpretations, but perhaps the most important debuted a century ago.

— Air Mail, Air Mail, 8 Aug. 2026
One of Gary Graves’ biggest strengths as a dramatist is that nary a word feels wasteful when written by him.

— Charles Lewis III, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of dramatist

Noun

The itinerary, The Soul of Japan, Living Like a Local by Pico Iyer, was shaped by the acclaimed travel writer and essayist, who has lived in Japan for nearly four decades.

— Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 17 Sep. 2026
Sun Yung Shin is an award-winning poet and essayist who was born in Korea, grew up in the Chicago area, and is currently based in Minneapolis.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of essayist

Noun

This is a classic stair-step uptrend, the kind the poets of Ancient Greece composed odes to and bards of the north told tales about around the fire in days of old.

— Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2026
The bard of Idaho, where he was raised but no longer lives, Hunter is keenly aware that no one exists in a psychological vacuum.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of bard

Noun

Hayoun, apologizing for his bloody shirt, within minutes was telling the prime minister and journalists what happened.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
The seven ‘Georgia’s Choice’ episodes will feature reporting and analysis from journalists across the AJC newsroom and beyond, contextualizing issues and candidate platforms spanning affordability, immigration, healthcare and more.

— Hugo Rojo, AJC.com, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of journalist

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