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; see prose, -ator, -eur

Example Sentences

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

This is the only instance in the parfait prosateur, as Bourget called him, of a cliché worthy of the ‘Spectator.’

From Masques & Phases by Ross, Robert

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

But the more positive prosateur has his work to do also, and you, as it seems to me, need this positive help of prose.

From The Intellectual Life by Hamerton, Philip Gilbert

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