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Definition of Prosodist
1. n. One skilled in prosody.
Definition of Prosodist
1. Noun. A person involved with prosody. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Prosodist
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Prosodist
Literary usage of Prosodist
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Poetry of the Future by James Wood Davidson (1888)
"prosodist A tells us that these " dactyls " are to be scanned thus: " Know ye
the I land where the | cypress and | myrtle;" where he stops long enough to ..."
2. The Cambridge History of English Literature by Adolphus William Ward, Alfred Rayney Waller (1914)
"On the other hand, Tyrwhitt, in his justly famous edition of Chaucer, showed
himself a real prosodist and, early as it was, came to very sound conclusions ..."
3. A History of English Prosody from the Twelfth Century to the Present Day by George Saintsbury (1908)
"You cannot have two better examples of a prosodist in his right mind and a
prosodist out of it than Tyrwhitt and Steele. Tyrwhitt himself still did not know ..."
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