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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

But the series might never have come to fruition were it not for the way “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” heralded the emergence of a major new American dramatist.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 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

Most of which would have been beyond the ken of the most daring 19th-century Scandinavian dramatist.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2025

Aunt Kitty was no dramatist, so when she got worked up, I knew I should be on guard.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan


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