proser

proser
/proh'zeuhr/, n.
1. a person who talks or writes in prose.
2. a person who talks or writes in a dull or tedious fashion.
[1620-30; PROSE + -ER1]

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  • Proser — Pros er, n. 1. A writer of prose. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. One who talks or writes tediously. Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • proser — [prō′zər] n. 1. Rare a writer of prose 2. a person who talks or writes in a prosaic or boring manner …   English World dictionary

  • proser — (prô zé) 1°   V. a. Mettre en prose. •   Car s ils font quelque chose, C est proser de la rime et rimer de la prose, RÉGNIER Sat. IX.. 2°   V. n. Écrire en prose. •   Je harangue et je prose assez facilement, Je n ai jamais rêvé pour faire un… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • proser — ˈprōzə(r) noun ( s) 1. : a writer of prose : prosaist 1 the outsider, the proser, even if he is modest and sensitive, goes wrong in the poetry world very quickly E.M.Forster 2. : one who talks or writes tediously an insufferable proser who bor …   Useful english dictionary

  • proser — noun Date: 1627 1. a writer of prose 2. one who talks or writes tediously …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • proser — noun One who talks or writes tediously …   Wiktionary

  • proser — pro|ser Mot Agut Nom masculí …   Diccionari Català-Català

  • proser — prəʊzÊŠ(r) n. one who writes or speaks in a prose style; one who writes or speaks in a tedious manner …   English contemporary dictionary

  • PROSER — Proserpinae …   Abbreviations in Latin Inscriptions

  • proser — ropers …   Anagrams dictionary

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