prosateurs

noun

plural of prosateur
as in prosers

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  1. poets
  2. playwrights
  3. screenwriters
Noun
  • Prior to cinemas or concert halls, traveling poets would entertain crowds with tall tales of the Trojan War, its flawed heroes, the whims and meddling of the gods, and Odysseus’s perilous journey home.
    — Theodore McDarrah, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • The Iliad and the Odyssey were not composed by a single poet, or even by two different poets.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 July 2026
Definition of poets
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  • Since the first Interview episodes, Jones and Hannah Moscovitch, both playwrights, have imbued the series with a kind of meta-argument for the power of art in times of tremendous turmoil.
    — Hannah Giorgis Yohannes, Vanity Fair, 13 July 2026
  • Off-off-Broadway houses, often non-union with minimal budgets, are where many new playwrights get their start because the financial commitment is lowest.
    — Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 13 July 2026
Definition of playwrights
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  • The second edition of Pitch Talent, organized with the screenwriting labs IsLABentura Canarias, CIMA Impulsa and DAMA Ayuda, will showcase emerging screenwriters and creatives selected by each lab, joined by Mallorcan screenwriter-director Ferrán Bex.
    — Emiliano de Pablos, Variety, 11 May 2026
Definition of screenwriters
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“Prosateurs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prosateurs. Accessed 25 Jul. 2026.

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