dramaturge

English

Etymology

Noun

dramaturge (plural dramaturges)

  1. (rare, often called dramaturgist) Someone who writes or adapts theater plays, a playwright, dramatist, especially one connected with a specific theater or company.
  2. (rare, often called dramaturg) A literary adviser or editor in a theater, opera, or film company that researches, selects, adapts, edits, and interprets scripts, libretti, texts, and printed programs (or helps others with these tasks), consults with authors, and does public relations work.

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek δραματουργός (dramatourgós).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dʁa.ma.tyʁʒ/

Noun

dramaturge m or f (plural dramaturges)

  1. (theater) playwright (writer of plays for the theatre)

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