proser

American  

[proh-zer] / ˌproʊ zər /

noun

1. a person who talks or writes in prose.

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

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Etymology

Origin of proser

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

Example Sentences

The consequence was, I soon got the name of an intolerable proser, and should in a little while have been completely excommunicated had I not changed my plan of operations.

From Tales of a Traveller by Irving, Washington

Truth was, my outward eyes were closed,   Although I did not know it; Deep into dream-land I had dozed, And thus was happily transposed   From proser into poet.

From The Complete Poetical Works of James Russell Lowell by Lowell, James Russell

Your late proposal from him made me hint this to * *, who is a much better proser and scholar than I am, and a very superior man indeed.

From Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 3 With His Letters and Journals by Moore, Thomas

I am informed that, to-day, in Germany, the only two modern English dramatists who are listened to are Oscar Wilde and Bernard Shaw—the poet and the proser.

From Oscar Wilde by Ingleby, Leonard Cresswell

Porriquet, unfortunately, was now an irritating old proser.

From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 01 — Fiction by Hammerton, John Alexander, Sir