essayist

[ es-ey-ist ]

/ ˈɛs eɪ ɪst /

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noun

a writer of essays.

Nearby words

Origin of essayist

First recorded in 1600–10; essay + -ist

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Examples from the Web for essayist

The essayist,” Wampole then goes on to explain, “is interested in thinking about himself thinking about things.
From Didion to Dunham, Female Essayists Seize the Day|Lucy Scholes|October 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Ehrlich is an American travel writer, fiction writer, poet, and essayist.
The National Book Awards Longlist for Nonfiction||September 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Jason Francisco is an acclaimed photographer, essayist and critic.
At the Gun Show, Family Businesses and Angry Young Men|Patrick Blanchfield|April 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Dave Carpenter is a Canadian novelist and essayist who lives in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
Richard Ford Talks About His New Novel 'Canada'|Jane Ciabattari|May 31, 2012|DAILY BEAST

“The author sees things with clarity,” says Xu Zhiyuan, an influential young Chinese essayist.
Must-Reads: 'The Fat Years,' 'Drifting House,' and 'The Map and the Territory'|Isaac Stone Fish, Anna Clark, Cameron Martin|January 30, 2012|DAILY BEAST
There is hardly an essayist of the present day in this country whose work seems better deserving of preservation.
Through the Outlooking Glass|Simeon Strunsky
Ralph Waldo Emerson, a noted American essayist, poet, and speculative philosopher.
Christopher Columbus and His Monument Columbia|Various
The essayist was twice married, and died on September 18, 1830.
The World's Greatest Books -- Vol XX -- Miscellaneous Literature and Index|Various
Great as Hazlitt was as a miscellaneous and Montaignesque essayist, he was greater as a literary critic.
A History of Nineteenth Century Literature (1780-1895)|George Saintsbury
An essayist, on the other hand, starts with an idea and clothes it.
Gilbert Keith Chesterton|Patrick Braybrooke

British Dictionary definitions for essayist

essayist

/ (ˈɛseɪɪst) /

noun

a person who writes essays

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