dramatist
(ˈdræmətɪst)
[f. Gr. δρᾶµα, δραµατ- drama + -ist: cf. F. dramatiste (1787 in Hatz.-Darm.).]
A writer or composer of dramas or dramatic poetry; a play-wright. (Also fig.)
| 1678 Cudworth Intell. Syst. 879 They..impatiently cry out against the Dramatist, and presently condemn the Plot. 1742 Young Nt. Th. ix. 358 To see the mighty Dramatist's last Act..in Glory rising o'er the rest. a 1862 Buckle Misc. Wks. (1872) I. 483 In every country the dramatists have preceded the metaphysicians. |