DRAMATIST Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

dramatist

noun

Definition of dramatist

as in playwright

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Recent Examples of dramatist Featuring poets, comedians, authors, dramatists, chefs, and composers, the festival has drawn hundreds of publishers and thousands of writers to the Grand Palais over the past 30 years. — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 9 Mar. 2026 The dramatist’s encounter with the audience, whether disappointing or exhilarating, is a unique, indelible experience. — John Lahr, New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2026 He is known as the world's most famous playwright and England's greatest dramatist, but even William Shakespeare got writer's block. — Gerrad Hall, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Jan. 2026 The essential New Orleans recipe, named after French dramatist Victorien Sardou in 1908 to celebrate his trip to The Big Easy, is a close cousin to eggs Benedict. — Amanda Stanfield, Southern Living, 10 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for dramatist

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Noun

Logan, who also is a Tony-winning playwright, is repped by CAA.

— Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 4 Aug. 2026
Several years ago, performer and playwright Ty Autry had the idea of bringing together an Atlanta performing arts festival for the LGBTQ community.

— Jim Farmer, AJC.com, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of playwright

Noun

Contributing Writer Laura Itzkowitz is a freelance writer and editor with a passion for covering travel, arts and culture, lifestyle, design, food, and wine.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
Ahmed Naji is a bilingual writer, journalist, documentary filmmaker, and official criminal from Egypt.

— Sabrina Jaszi, The Dial, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of writer

Noun

Anna Juul is a screenwriter and novelist, satirist and board member with the Danish Mental Health Fund.

— Sabrina Jaszi, The Dial, 4 Aug. 2026
John Logan, the Skyfall and Michael screenwriter who also created the Showtime series Penny Dreadful, created the series and will serve as showrunner.

— Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of screenwriter

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Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao, whom Hegseth installed after firing Cao’s predecessor, then weighed in with a Hollywood scriptwriter’s cheesy panache to say the incident debrief was complete.

— Missy Ryan, The Atlantic, 22 July 2026
The goal every amateur scriptwriter had written, and then thrown in the bin for not being quite spectacular enough.

— Adam Hurrey, New York Times, 17 July 2026

Definition of scriptwriter

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Liberal scenarists will be left wondering what if, though, as Congresswoman Katie Porter will end up notching more than 400,000 votes — enough, potentially, to have given Steyer the win had the fellow liberal Democrat dropped out.

— Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 10 June 2026
The scenarist of the eternal frontier first had to get there.

— Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 22 June 2023

Definition of scenarist

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Clearly, by now — that is, 1835 — science had done enough to prove itself in the eyes of the litterateurs.

— Thomas Moynihan, Big Think, 7 Mar. 2025
The book was first published anonymously, and its authorship is consequently uncertain, though usually attributed to a minor poet and litterateur named Wu Cheng’en.

— Washington Post, Washington Post, 3 Mar. 2021