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proseman|ˈprəʊzmən| [f. prose n. + man n.1] A man who writes prose, a prose author.
1589Puttenham Eng. Poesie iii. xviii. (Arb.) 202 The figure which the Greeks call Hiperbole..must be vsed very discreetly,..for although a prayse or other report may be allowed beyond credit, it may not be beyond all measure, specially in the proseman. 1733Pope Hor. Sat. ii. i. 64 Verse-man or Prose-man, term me which you will. 1887Saintsbury Hist. Elizab. Lit. ix. (1890) 343 For the meditative reading of instructed persons he [Browne] is perhaps the most delightful of English prosemen. |