Definition of prosaist - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

literature

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writer who composes in prose rather than poetry

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The prosaist received an award for her insightful essays..

essayist

commonplace

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ordinary person lacking imagination

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He was a prosaist, uninterested in creative pursuits.

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Origin of prosaist

Latin, prosa (straightforward)

Examples of prosaist in a sentence

As a prosaist, he excels in narrative storytelling.
The prosaist found joy in routine tasks.
As a prosaist, she avoided abstract art.

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French:prosateur, personne ordinaire, ...
German:Prosaist, Phantasieloser, ...
Italian:prosatore, persona comune, ...
Spanish:prosista, persona común, ...
Portuguese:prosaísta, pessoa comum, ...
Chinese:散文作家, 平庸之人, ...
Japanese:散文作家, 平凡な人, ...
Arabic:كَاتِب نَثْر, شَخْص عادي يَفْتَقِر إِلى الخَيال, ...
Hebrew:סוֹפֵר פְּרוֹזָה, אָדָם שִׁגְרָתִי, ...
Russian:прозаик, обыватель, ...
Ukrainian:прозаїк, звичайна людина, ...
Hindi:गद्य लेखक, साधारण व्यक्ति, ...
Bengali:গদ্য লেখক, সাধারণ ব্যক্তি, ...
Catalan:prosista, prosaic, ...
Czech:prozaik, suchar, ...
Danish:prosaforfatter, kedelig person, ...
Dutch:prozaschrijver, ...
Greek:πεζογράφος, πεζός, ...
Hungarian:prózaíró, realista, ...
Khmer:អ្នកនិពន្ធរឿងរ៉ាវ, មនុស្សធម្មតាដែលខ្វះការស្រមើស្រមៃ, ...
Korean:산문 작가, 평범한 사람, ...
Persian:نویسنده نثر, فرد عادی, ...
Polish:prozaik, przeciętniak, ...
Portuguese (BR):prosaísta, pessoa prosaica, ...
Romanian:prozator, om obișnuit, ...
Swedish:prosaförfattare, tråkmåns, ...
Thai:นักเขียนร้อยแก้ว, คนธรรมดา, ...
Turkish:düzyazı yazarı, sıradan kişi, ...
Vietnamese:nhà văn văn xuôi, người tầm thường, ...

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Definition of prosaist - Reverso English Dictionary

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