essayist
Nonfiction prose writer
An essayist is a writer of essays—typically short prose pieces exploring ideas, observations, or arguments in a personal voice.
The term suggests someone who writes essays as a primary or serious pursuit rather than occasionally: Montaigne was the first great essayist.
Unlike journalists or scholars, essayists prize reflection and style alongside substance.
Recurring newspaper feature writer
- op-edSigned newspaper commentary
- editorialPublication's official viewpoint article
- commentaryExplanatory remarks on events
- opinionSubjective personal belief
critique · satire · polemic · treatise · manifesto · pamphlet · broadside · blog
Creator of written works
- writerCreator of texts
- thinkerOne who contemplates
- observerOne who perceives events
- commentatorBroadcast analyst or narrator
critic · intellectual · public intellectual · pundit · contributor · freelancer · litterateur · humorist
Unversified language
- eloquencePersuasive verbal grace
- rhetoricArt of persuasive language
- dictionChoice of words
- clarityState of being understandable
coherence · wit · irony · digression · anecdote · rumination · contemplation · introspection
Arranged elements forming whole
- structureArrangement of interconnected parts
- thesisAcademic argument requiring defense
- draftPreliminary version of text
- revisionAltering to improve
paragraph · outline · research · citation · manuscript · deadline · submission · publication
columnist
Recurring newspaper feature writer
- op-edSigned newspaper commentary
- editorialPublication's official viewpoint article
- commentaryExplanatory remarks on events
opinion · critique · satire · polemic · treatise · manifesto · pamphlet · broadside · blog · newsletter
author
Creator of written works
commentator · critic · intellectual · public intellectual · pundit · contributor · freelancer · litterateur · humorist · satirist
prose
Unversified language
clarity · coherence · wit · irony · digression · anecdote · rumination · contemplation · introspection · observation
composition
Arranged elements forming whole
- structureArrangement of interconnected parts
- thesisAcademic argument requiring defense
- draftPreliminary version of text
revision · paragraph · outline · research · citation · manuscript · deadline · submission · publication · anthology
Bacon
Notable English surname
- Literary Criticsbook reviewer, scholar, analyst, commentator, theorist
- writersauthor, novelist, writer, poet, journalist
- communicatorsspeaker, explainer, orator, presenter, announcer
- Nobel Prize winnersphysicist, chemist, economist, author, poet
- press writersjournalist, reporter, columnist, correspondent, editor
- humanities careershistorian, philosopher, linguist, archaeologist, anthropologist
essayistnovelist
Writer of prose narratives
fiction writer · epic poet · romance novelist · serialist · encyclopedist
essayistreader
One who peruses text
literary critic · audience · book reviewer · subscriber · critic
essayistpoet
Writer of verse
playwright · screenwriter · lyricist · novelist · journalist