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dramatist

[ dram-uh-tist, drah-muh- ]

noun

  1. a writer of dramas or dramatic poetry; playwright.


dramatist

/ ˈæəɪ /

noun

  1. a writer of plays; playwright
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of dramatist1

1670–80; < Greek 峾- ( dramatic ) + -ist
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As Paul Cartledge explains, mythic settings offered raw material for dramatists to explore how a community should bear its collective responsibilities.

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Don’t underestimate what an intrepid dramatist can do with Shakespeare’s inexhaustible masterpiece.

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Theatrical craft was of preeminent importance for Fugard, who was a less conventional dramatist than is often assumed.

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Foreman was a prolific playwright, but I consider him more of an auteur than a dramatist.

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But great dramatists recognize that our lives exist largely in gray zones, and that no ideology can contain our contradictory humanity.

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