PROSATEUR Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

prosateur

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Definition of prosateur

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Noun

Head south of the border for a chilling crime documentary about José Luis Calva Zepeda, a poet and playwright in Mexico City who used his way with words to woo women.

— K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 23 Oct. 2026
Many were fans of Churchill, 88, who is widely considered one of the greatest living playwrights.

— Mariah Kreutter, New York Times, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of playwright

Noun

Biermann, the new documentary film from Jens Meurer (An Impossible Project, Public Enemy, Seaside Special), is a portrait of the outspoken political singer-songwriter and poet Wolf Biermann.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2026
Aside from his work on screen, the Londoner is an accomplished poet whose work explores themes of masculinity, love, grief and connection.

— Alex Ritman, Variety, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of poet

Noun

While a bright teen with auditory hallucinations makes for a fun, provocative lead character, screenwriter-director Kelly never goes much beyond the surface zaniness of Donnie.

— Duane Byrge, HollywoodReporter, 26 Oct. 2026
An American screenwriter and showrunner, Guzikowski’s Raised by Wolves — following two androids raising human children following the destruction of the Earth in a great war — aired for two seasons.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of screenwriter

Noun

Orson and scriptwriter Howard Koch moved the story from 1890s London to contemporary New York.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Oct. 2026
If the writer is a scriptwriter, the translator is the actor; if the writer is a composer, the translator is the musician; if the writer is a choreographer, the translator is the dancer.

— James Folta, Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of scriptwriter

Noun

But as an emerging actor and dramatist with a young family, such an extended outbreak could end his career, forcing him to pursue another livelihood.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2026
All four movies exhibit Mackenzie’s knack for trenchant social and political commentary slightly heightened by his elegance as a dramatist and visceral genre filmmaker, and all are accompanied by illuminating supplements.

— Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of dramatist

Noun

FloridaGeorgiaIllinoisTennesseeTexas 7 of 11 The Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to a poet and essayist known for her translations.

— New York Times, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2026
Anne Carson, the Canadian poet, essayist, professor of classics and translator, has won the 2026 Nobel Prize in literature.

— Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026

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