proser

[ proh-zer ]

noun

1. a person who talks or writes in prose.
2. a person who talks or writes in a dull or tedious fashion.

Word History and Origins

Origin of proser¹

First recorded in 1620–30; prose + -er ¹

Example Sentences

The show, which was organized by Adriana Proser, now a curator at the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore, is certainly varied, with images from Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism and Islam.

From New York Times

UNRWA’s elimination, or its absorption into the main U.N. refugee agency, as Proser advocates, would require a General Assembly vote.

From Washington Post

This exhibition, organized by the art historian Ive Covaci and Adriana Proser, the museum’s curator of traditional Asian art, offers, along with wrathful deities, numerous figures exuding beatific serenity.

From New York Times

One of my professors, Tom Lux, used to call me a "proser."

From Los Angeles Times

The Buddha-as-monk is a recurrent image in the show, which has been organized by Sylvia Fraser-Lu and Donald M. Stadtner, with Adriana Proser.

From New York Times