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dramatist

dram·a·tist
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [dram-uh-tist, drah-muh-]
    • /ˈdræm ə tɪst, ˈdrɑ mə-/
    • /ˈdræm.ə.tɪst/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dram-uh-tist, drah-muh-]
    • /ˈdræm ə tɪst, ˈdrɑ mə-/

Definitions of dramatist word

  • noun dramatist a writer of dramas or dramatic poetry; playwright. 1
  • noun dramatist A person who writes plays. 1
  • noun dramatist author of plays 1
  • countable noun dramatist A dramatist is someone who writes plays. 0
  • noun dramatist a writer of plays; playwright 0
  • noun dramatist a playwright 0

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Origin of dramatist

First appearance:

before 1670
One of the 47% oldest English words
1670-80; < Greek drāmat- (see dramatic) + -ist

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Parts of speech for Dramatist

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

dramatist popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

dramatist usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for dramatist

noun dramatist

  • writer — a person engaged in writing books, articles, stories, etc., especially as an occupation or profession; an author or journalist.
  • author — The author of a piece of writing is the person who wrote it.
  • dramaturge — a specialist in dramaturgy, especially one who acts as a consultant to a theater company, advising them on possible repertory.
  • playwright — a writer of plays; dramatist.
  • scriptwriter — a person who writes scripts, as for movies, radio, or television.

Top questions with dramatist

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