prosateur
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of prosateur
1875–80; < French < Italian prosatore; see prose, -ator, -eur
Example Sentences
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But the eighteenth century was not the time for English appreciation of Dante, and Walpole, witty prosateur, was not the man to enjoy him.
From The Critical Game by John Albert Macy
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 Arthur Christopher Benson
We do not even possess any equivalent of the French "prosateur," though I see no reason why "prosator" should not be used.
From Without Prejudice by Israel Zangwill
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 Henry James
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 William Lyon Phelps
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