PROSAIST Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

prosaist

noun

Definition of prosaist

as in prosateur

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Noun

That felt empowering until January, when federal agents in Minnesota shot and killed two American protesters — a poet with three children and an intensive care nurse.

— Danielle Paquette, Washington Post, 7 Nov. 2026
The purpose of the project, as is Alexander’s work as a poet and scholar, is to create a more complete picture of our country.

— Paula L. Woods, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of poet

Noun

Renowned playwright, screenwriter, director and author Mamet is also being recognized for his career, which has spanned more than five decades.

— Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 2 Nov. 2026
The color is red velvet; the sound brims with sickly pulses and crocodile-teeth percussion; the playwright is a cross between Charlie Kaufman and Muse.

— Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of playwright

Noun

The film earned its credited screenwriter career-defining Academy Award and BAFTA nominations, and the Writers Guild Award for Original Screenplay.

— Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2026
She is joined by screenwriter and producer Ana Vujadinovic at Montenegrin company Giggling Goat Production.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of screenwriter

Noun

Director, scriptwriter, visual artist and photographer Orlewicz-Zakrzewska holds a master’s degree in photography from the Cinematography Department of the Łódź Film School.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2026
Orson and scriptwriter Howard Koch moved the story from 1890s London to contemporary New York.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of scriptwriter

Noun

But as an emerging actor and dramatist with a young family, such an extended outbreak could end his career, forcing him to pursue another livelihood.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2026
All four movies exhibit Mackenzie’s knack for trenchant social and political commentary slightly heightened by his elegance as a dramatist and visceral genre filmmaker, and all are accompanied by illuminating supplements.

— Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of dramatist

Noun

Preface by Samiya Bashir Hanif Abdurraqib is a poet, essayist, and cultural critic from Columbus, Ohio.

— Via Haymarket Books, Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2026
FloridaGeorgiaIllinoisTennesseeTexas 7 of 11 The Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to a poet and essayist known for her translations.

— New York Times, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of essayist

Noun

Variations in form and narrative However, many poets, bards, and troubadours experimented with form to create ballads featuring more than four lines in a stanza and different rhyme schemes or meters.

— René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Oct. 2026
In that sense, Deutsch, 51, wants to be the bard of Chicago, in part by leading by example.

— Mark Caro, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of bard

Noun

Israeli forces have previously targeted the Nasser Hospital, including an attack in 2025 that killed Mariam Dagga, who worked for The Associated Press, and four other journalists.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 13 Nov. 2026
The fund is locally controlled by Orlando journalists and administered by the nonprofit Florida Press Foundation.

— Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Nov. 2026

Definition of journalist

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