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Webster 1913 Edition

Essayist

Es′say-ist

(?; 277)

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Noun.

A writer of an essay, or of essays.

B. Jonson.

Webster 1828 Edition

Essayist

ESSA'YIST

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Noun.

A writer of an essay, or of essays.

Definition 2024

essayist

essayist

English

Noun

essayist ‎(plural essayists)

One who composes essays; a writer of short compositions.
She was an essayist whose frequent contributions to the editorial pages of major newspapers had a loyal following.

Translations

one who composes essays; a writer of short compositions

Chinese:
Mandarin: 散文家 ‎(sǎnwénjiā)
Czech: esejista m
Finnish: esseisti
French: essayiste (fr) m, f
Galician: ensaísta m, f
German: Essayist m, Essayistin f
Greek: δοκιμιογράφος (el) m, f ‎(dokimiográfos)
Italian: saggista m
Japanese: エッセイスト ‎(esseisuto)

Persian: مقاله‌نویس ‎(maqâle-nevis)
Polish: eseista (pl) m, eseistka f
Portuguese: ensaísta (pt) m, f
Romanian: eseist (ro) m, eseistă (ro) f
Russian: очерки́ст (ru) m ‎(očerkíst), очерки́стка (ru) f ‎(očerkístka), эссеи́ст (ru) m ‎(essɛíst), эссеи́стка (ru) f ‎(essɛístka)
Spanish: ensayista (es) m, f
Swedish: essäist (sv) c, essäförfattare c
Turkish: denemeci (tr), deneme yazarı
Welsh: traethodwr m