1. a person who studies or is skilled in prosody (the patterns of rhythm and sound in poetry)
Usage: literary

Examples

• The prosodist analyzed the meter and rhythm of Shakespeare’s sonnets.
• As a skilled prosodist, she could identify various poetic forms by their sound patterns.
• The university hired a prosodist to teach courses on poetic structure.
• The prosodist’s expertise in stress patterns helped students understand verse.
• Many prosodists focus on the relationship between sound and meaning in poetry.
• The prosodist explained how iambic pentameter creates its distinctive rhythm.