prosateur

American  

[proh-zuh-tur] / ˌproʊ zəˈtɜr /

noun

1. a person who writes prose, especially as a livelihood.

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Etymology

Origin of prosateur

1875–80; < French < Italian prosatore; prose, -ator, -eur

Example Sentences

He is, in short, the vigorous, racy prosateur of that human comedy of which Mr. Abbey is the poet.

From Picture and Text 1893 by James, Henry

More than one "prosateur" has affected to despise poetry; in reference to which propensity, we may call to mind the bon-mot of Montaigne: "We cannot attain to poetry; let us revenge ourselves by abusing it."

From A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 10 (of 10) From "The Works of Voltaire - A Contemporary Version" by Fran?ois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)

Menage invented a term of which an equivalent is wanting in our language; “J’ai fait prosateur � l’imitation de l’italien prosatore, pour dire un homme qui �crit en prose.”

From Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 by Disraeli, Isaac

He is not widely known as a poet to-day, though all his life he has written more or less verse without achieving distinction; for he is essentially a prosateur.

From Essays on Modern Novelists by Phelps, William Lyon

Cicero is diffuse, and often affords little more than small-talk on abstract topics; Tacitus a brilliant but affected prosateur, Caesar a dull and uninspiring author.

From From a College Window by Benson, Arthur Christopher