dramatist

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

noun

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

dramatist

/ ˈdræmətɪst /

noun

1. a writer of plays; playwright

Other Words From

• super·drama·tist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of dramatist¹

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

Example Sentences

Butterworth may be the most acclaimed English dramatist of his generation.

From Los Angeles Times

The dramatist said he was superstitious and didn't want to mention too much.

From BBC

Hunter, whose work is often set in his native Idaho, has been quietly building one of the most sensitive bodies of work of any American dramatist working today.

From Los Angeles Times

I never would have expected Adam Rapp, a prolific off-Broadway dramatist with an unconventional sensibility, to be working on a Broadway musical, but “The Outsiders,” which I reviewed at La Jolla Playhouse, sought a modern approach to S.E.

From Los Angeles Times

Yet, he’s also a visual dramatist who doesn’t want audiences to get tripped up by too much exposition.

From New York Times