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[ dram-uh-tist, drah-muh- ] / ˈdræm ə tɪst, ˈdrɑ mə- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR dramatist ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna writer of dramas or dramatic poetry; playwright. Origin of dramatist1670–80; <Greek drāmat- (see dramatic) + -ist OTHER WORDS FROM dramatistsu·per·dram·a·tist, nounWords nearby dramatistdramatic irony, dramatic monologue, dramatics, dramatic unities, dramatis personae, dramatist, dramatization, dramatize, dramaturge, dramaturgy, Drambuie Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for dramatistThe bias for me, as a dramatist—to go back to the bully question—is how did we become like this? Oliver Stone on the Tyranny of Obama’s ‘Exceptional’ America|Andrew Romano|October 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST The playwright Jon Fosse could avoid the curse of Henrik Ibsen to become a Norwegian dramatist Nobel laureate. Nobel Literature Prize Favorites for Dummies, According to the Bookies|Jimmy So|October 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST The first question a dramatist asks is not "Is this how it really works?" Memo: The Aaron Sorkin Model of Political Discourse Doesn't Actually Work|Megan McArdle|April 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST “The opposition [between Left and Right] appealed to me as a dramatist,” he writes in The Secret Knowledge. David Mamet's Right Turn|Ben Crair|May 28, 2011|DAILY BEAST
On the political stage, Mamet is not a dramatist; he is merely acting. David Mamet's Right Turn|Ben Crair|May 28, 2011|DAILY BEAST Marlowe and ShakespeareMarlowe is the only dramatist of the time who is ever compared with Shakespeare. English Literature|William J. Long His gains in the capacity of dramatist formed the smaller source of income. A Life of William Shakespeare|Sidney Lee A dramatist should not permit himself to describe his characters, for in his own personality he has no proper place in the text. Dramatic Technique|George Pierce Baker As a dramatist, Dekker was most active between the years 1598 and 1602. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern Volume 11|Various In scheming the sequence of incidents, and in suppressing explanatory narrative, lies the art of the dramatist. Shakespeare in the Theatre|William Poel
British Dictionary definitions for dramatist
nouna 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 Words related to dramatistwriter, author, dramaturge |