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Essayist — Es say*ist (?; 277), n. A writer of an essay, or of essays. B. Jonson. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
essayist — index author (writer) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
essayist — [es′ā ist] n. one who writes essays … English World dictionary
essayist — UK [ˈeseɪɪst] / US noun [countable] Word forms essayist : singular essayist plural essayists a writer who writes essays … English dictionary
essayist — noun 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 … Wiktionary
Essayist — Es|say|ist der; en, en <aus gleichbed. engl. essayist> Verfasser von Essays … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
essayist — [[t]e̱seɪɪst[/t]] essayists N COUNT An essayist is a writer who writes essays for publication … English dictionary
essayist — essay ► NOUN 1) a piece of writing on a particular subject. 2) formal an attempt or effort. ► VERB formal ▪ attempt. DERIVATIVES essayist noun essayistic adjective. ORIGIN Old French essai … English terms dictionary
essayist — noun Date: 1601 a writer of essays … New Collegiate Dictionary
Essayist — Ein Essay (Plural: Essays), seltener: Essai (der, selten: das; über französisch essai von mittellateinisch exagium, „Probe“, „Versuch“), ist eine geistreiche Abhandlung, in der wissenschaftliche, kulturelle oder gesellschaftliche Phänomene… … Deutsch Wikipedia
