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
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As a dramatist, Baker has long excelled at conveying complex emotion with something as simple as a pause, and the silences of Janet Planet are just as powerful on the big screen. David Sims, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2024 But great dramatists recognize that our lives exist largely in gray zones, and that no ideology can contain our contradictory humanity. Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024 The 2016 election and the COVID pandemic: the two major moments of the past eight years that are irresistible to dramatists but are notoriously tricky to get right. Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2024 The literary award went to Norwegian dramatist and author Jon Fosse in 2023 and French author Annie Ernaux in 2022. Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for dramatist 

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 23 Dec. 2024.

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dramatist

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