dramatist

UK: /ˈdræmətɪst/

US: /ˈdræmətɪst, ˈdrɑmə-/

US: (dram′ə tist, drä′mə-)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

dram•a•tist /ˈdræmətɪst, ˈdrɑmə-/   n. [countable]

1. Literature, Show Business a writer of dramas;
   playwright.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

dram•a•tist  (dram′ə tist, drä′mə-), n. 

1. Literature, Show Business a writer of dramas or dramatic poetry;
   playwright.

• Greek drāmat- (see dramatic) + -ist
• 1670–80

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

dramatist / ˈdræmətɪst/ noun

1. a writer of plays; playwright