tragedistrare—1.|ˈtrædʒɪdɪst| [f. tragedy + -ist.] A writer of tragedy: = tragedian 1. 1823G. Darley in Lond.Mag. Dec. 647/2 The os magna sonans..is the first great qualification for a tragedist, and this qualification the Author of the Bride's Tragedy most undeniably possesses.