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dramatist

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

Origin

noun

a writer of dramas or dramatic poetry; playwright.

Origin:
1670–80; < Greek drāmat- (see dramatic) + -ist

Related forms

su·per·dram·a·tist, noun

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World English Dictionary

dramatist (ˈdræmətɪst)

—n
	a writer of plays; playwright

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Word Origin & History

dramatist

1670s, see drama + -ist.

Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia

dramatist

the texts of plays that can be read, as distinct from being seen and heard in performance

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Encyclopedia Britannica, 2008. Encyclopedia Britannica Online.
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