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dramatist

[dram-uh-tist, drah-muh-] / ˈdræm ə tɪst, ˈdrɑ mə- /
NOUN
playwright
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The playwright’s fellow dramatist George Chapman published seven books of his verse translations of the “Iliad” in 1598.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Lenkiewicz previously wrote the 2022 film She Said about the investigation into Harvey Weinstein, and was the first female dramatist to have an original play on the main stage of the National Theatre in 2008.

From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026

A superb dramatist of social class, morality and love, Mr. Gurnah is a contemporary heir to George Eliot.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 12, 2025

That the greatest dramatist of the last 500 years is married to someone wholly incurious about his art is, in itself, a tragedy.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 25, 2025

Alexander was about to explain that Aristophanes was the famous Greek dramatist who wrote satirical plays about the Peloponnesian War, but Penelope spoke first.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood


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