prosodist

[ pros-uh-dist ]

noun

1. an expert in prosody.

Word History and Origins

Origin of prosodist¹

First recorded in 1770–80; prosod(y) + -ist

Example Sentences

His work was that of a grammarian, of a prosodist—in a word, that of a purist.

From Project Gutenberg

He was a mordant wit, a sophisticated prosodist and a devilish rhymer.

From Time Magazine Archive

Son of a country 'squire, Etonian, Oxonian, he abandoned medicine for poetry at the age of 37 A classicist and inveterate prosodist, his appointment to succeed Laureate Alfred Austin amazed the literary world�Kipling, Yeats, Masefield, and Hardy were also regarded as candidates.

From Time Magazine Archive

Yet Baudelaire, in spite of arduous anc meticulous polishing, was not a skilful nor always successful prosodist, and his vocabulary was comparatively small.

From Time Magazine Archive

Only an exceptionally dexterous prosodist, such as Arnold Bennett, could have supported simultaneously the contradictory thesis that British politicians are the best in the world, and are just like you and me, and ought to be shot.

From Time Magazine Archive