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essayist

[es-ey-ist] / ˈɛs eɪ ɪst /
NOUN
author
Synonyms
STRONGEST
biographer columnist composer creator journalist poet producer reporter writer
STRONG
ghost ghostwriter originator playwright scribbler scribe wordsmith
WEAK
ink slinger prose writer scripter word slinger work-for-hire
NOUN
writer
Synonyms
STRONGEST
author biographer columnist correspondent critic dramatist editor journalist novelist poet reporter screenwriter
STRONG
contributor freelancer ghostwriter scribbler scribe stenographer stringer wordsmith
WEAK
newspaper person person of letters scripter
Antonyms
WEAK
reader

Example Sentences

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The author is a Los Angeles–based novelist and essayist.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

“Sure you’re romantic about American history,” wrote DeVoto, a historian and essayist.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

Could the same be said of a disingenuous essayist?

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 28, 2025

According to his one-time adviser, the veteran essayist and confidant of presidents Alain Minc, Macron "must now go down as the worst president of the Fifth Republic".

From BBC • Oct. 16, 2025

“Are you really? Well, you know what they say—God will not look you over for medals or diplomas, but for scars. That’s Elbert Hubbard, an American essayist, if you’re interested.”

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx