noun
- people who write plays for the theater
Usage: plural of dramatist
Examples
- Shakespeare and Marlowe were famous Elizabethan dramatists.
- The festival featured works by contemporary dramatists.
- Many dramatists also work as directors or actors.
- The university offers a course on modern American dramatists.
- These dramatists revolutionized theater in the 20th century.
- Young dramatists often struggle to get their plays produced.