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essayist Definition

es·say·ist (esā ist)

noun

one who writes essays

essayist Synonyms

essayist

n.

columnist, commentator, critic, editorial writer; see author 2, writer.

essayist Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • know: He was Australia's best known essayist and broadcaster and he was leader writer of a Melbourne newspaper.

Adjective modifier

  • great: Great essayist a local general managers day midweek at.
  • political: The author is the master political essayist of this era who takes the long view of history.
  • American: I leave you with words of Wendell Berry, an American essayist, poet and farmer, to take to heart.
  • prolific: Quotes and a Farewell It is with sadness 80 notes the passing of doughty evolution champion and prolific essayist Stephen Jay Gould.
  • young: Young essayists are invited to send in incisive, challenging essays or up-to-date reviews for possible publication in the magazine.
  • Scottish: It is said that on one occasion Auguste Comte, the French Philosopher met Thomas Carlyle, the Scottish essayist.

Modifies a noun

  • literacy: All of the tutor's contributions are directed at pushing Sara toward constructing a unifying central focus, as demanded in essayist literacy.

Preposition: in

  • collection: Some essayists in this collection treat violence under very narrow definitions, while others use much broader ones.

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