dramatist

noun

dra·​ma·​tist ˈdra-mə-tist How to pronounce dramatist (audio)
ˈdrä-

Examples of dramatist in a Sentence

the American dramatist Arthur Miller
Recent Examples on the Web In 1926, Pulitzer Prize-winning dramatist Owen Davis brought the work to Broadway’s Ambassador Theatre and, eventually, Chicago, where many Americans familiarized themselves with the work. Andrew Zucker, Washington Post, 19 June 2024 British playwright and dramatist James Graham will deliver the flagship address of this year’s Edinburgh TV Festival, the James MacTaggart Memorial Lecture. Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 June 2024 Taking the hint, James’s court dramatist, William Shakespeare, wrote his most terrifying play, King Lear. Fintan O’Toole, Foreign Affairs, 21 Feb. 2023 Jackson is part of a long tradition of dissenting, critical-minded dramatists, dating back to Euripides and extending through George Bernard Shaw to the present. Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for dramatist 

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Word History

First Known Use

1678, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of dramatist was in 1678

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“Dramatist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dramatist. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.

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dramatist

noun
dram·​a·​tist
ˈdram-ət-əst,
ˈdräm-
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