1. plural of prosateur; writers or authors who compose in prose rather than verse
Usage: French origin; chiefly literary or academic contexts; rarely used in modern English; more common in French literary criticism

Examples

• The 18th-century prosateurs favored narrative clarity over poetic embellishment.
• French literary scholars often distinguish between the prosateurs and the poets of the Romantic era.
• Many prosateurs of that period contributed essays and novels to periodicals.
• The prosateurs rejected the ornate style of their predecessors in favor of direct expression.