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Common collocations with prolific in American Collocation

prolific adjective

US /prəˈlɪfɪk/

extremely
highly
hugely
incredibly
quite
very

Haydn was an extremely prolific composer.

writer, musician, or artist

artist
author
composer
journalist
novelist
painter
poet
songwriter
writer

Adrian is the prolific author of poetry, novels, and plays.

football player

goalscorer
scorer
striker

Van Basten proved to be a prolific goalscorer.

criminal

burglar
offender
thief

Burglary levels have fallen steadily as the police target prolific offenders.

what someone produces

output

For almost 20 years his orchestral output was prolific.

time when someone is prolific

career
life
period

His most prolific period as a painter came after the end of World War One.