PROSER Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

proser

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Definition of proser

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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

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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

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

Variations in form and narrative However, many poets, bards, and troubadours experimented with form to create ballads featuring more than four lines in a stanza and different rhyme schemes or meters.

— René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Oct. 2026
In that sense, Deutsch, 51, wants to be the bard of Chicago, in part by leading by example.

— Mark Caro, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of bard

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

Definition of essayist

Noun

Kagame has led the country for decades, and his government has long been accused of abuses over its treatment of political opponents, journalists and other critics.

— Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2026
If the report is so defective that nobody should rely on it, release it alongside the state’s criticisms and let lawmakers, journalists, insurance experts and Floridians examine both.

— Matthew T. Christ, Sun Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of journalist

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