proser

noun

Definition of prosernext
as in prosateur

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for proser
  1. playwright
  2. poet
  3. screenwriter
  4. dramatist
  5. scriptwriter
  6. bard
  7. essayist
  8. journalist
Noun
  • David Schweizer, a theater director who championed emerging playwrights and worked at Baltimore Center Stage, died of a heart attack Dec. 5 in New York City.
    Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 15 Dec. 2024
  • Visionary playwright and producer Je’Caryous Johnson reimagines this classic love story with Jason’s Lyric Live, premiering in Houston on February 13, 2025—just in time to set the mood for Valentine’s Day.
    Shelby Stewart, Essence, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of playwright
Noun
  • The longtime Virginia Tech professor authored more than 30 books, including many for children, racked up dozens of honorary degrees, and was the sort of celebrity poet who drew thousands of fans to her readings.
    Neda Ulaby, NPR, 26 Dec. 2024
  • The Croatian-Italian-Slovenian coproduction takes the audience back to 1919, when the Italian nationalist poet, dandy and preacher of war Gabriele D’Annunzio occupied the city of Fiume.
    Leo Barraclough, Variety, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of poet
Noun
  • The screenwriter [Nach Solis], who is also a doctor, wrote the script based on real situations from his work.
    John Hopewell, Variety, 30 Dec. 2024
  • Contributing Writer Jeff Spry is an award-winning screenwriter and veteran freelance journalist covering TV, movies, video games, books, and comics.
    Jeff Spry, Space.com, 29 Dec. 2024
Definition of screenwriter
Noun
  • As a dramatist, Baker has long excelled at conveying complex emotion with something as simple as a pause, and the silences of Janet Planet are just as powerful on the big screen.
    David Sims, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2024
  • But great dramatists recognize that our lives exist largely in gray zones, and that no ideology can contain our contradictory humanity.
    Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of dramatist
Noun
  • Karen is a talented scriptwriter who will bring the story to life on screen.
    K.J. Yossman, Variety, 29 Nov. 2024
  • As in the production chain, giving space to the talent of women and pushing for their inclusion in front of and behind the camera — as scriptwriters, directors, and cinematographers — is a public service duty and a strategic choice.
    Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Oct. 2024
Definition of scriptwriter
Noun
  • The endearing homecoming introduces new characters including Moni (Hualalai Chung), a passionate island bard; Loto (Rose Matafeo), a quirky shipwright; Kele (David Fane), a cantankerous farmer; and Simea (Khaleesi Lambert-Tsuda), Moana’s tenacious younger sister.
    Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Nov. 2024
  • According to Open Source Shakespeare, a web page containing all of the bard’s plays, poems and sonnets, there are 884,421 words in the entire works of Shakespeare.
    David Hodari, NBC News, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of bard
Noun
  • But any list like this has to include George Orwell, the English essayist and the author of two of the most famous political novels of the 20th century: 1984 and Animal Farm.
    Sean Illing, Vox, 11 Aug. 2024
  • Ideas By Donovan McAbee October 28, 2024 7:00 AM EDT McAbee is a poet, essayist, and theologian, whose work has appeared in The New York Times, The Hudson Review, The Sun magazine (U.S.), Garden & Gun, and elsewhere.
    Donovan McAbee, TIME, 28 Oct. 2024
Definition of essayist
Noun
  • Erica Firpo Erica Firpo is a journalist with a passion for art, culture, travel, and lifestyle.
    Erica Firpo, AFAR Media, 31 Dec. 2024
  • But this season, his proclamations to journalist microphones have been a nearly weekly occurrence.
    Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of journalist
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Thesaurus Entries Near proser

proselytizing

proser

prosers

See More Nearby Entries 

Cite this Entry

“Proser.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proser. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.

Copy Citation

Share

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See All

31 Useful Rhetorical Devices

Using Bullet Points ( • )

'Gray' vs. 'Grey': What is the difference?

What's the difference between 'fascism' and 'socialism'?

More Commonly Misspelled Words
See All

Popular in Wordplay

See All

Terroir, Oenophile, & Magnum: Ten Words About Wine

8 Words with Fascinating Histories

8 Words for Lesser-Known Musical Instruments

Birds Say the Darndest Things

10 Words from Taylor Swift Songs (Merriam's Version)
See All

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Word Game Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
tiny woman sitting on a pile of books reading
Little Words, Big Vocabulary Quiz Time to sweat the small stuff.