Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations

Click to move up the list of words
drainer
draining
draining board
drainpipe
drake
Drake Passage
Drakensberg
DRAM
dram (1)
dram (2)
dram.
drama
drama documentary
drama queen
Dramamine
dramatic
dramatic irony
Click to move down the list of words
Also available:

World English Dictionary
Dictionnaire Français

dramaturge

dram·a·turge [ drámmə tùrj, drmə tùrj ] (plural dram·a·turg·es)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. playwright: a playwright, particularly one who works with a specific theater or company

2. literary adviser in theater: a member of the staff of a theater with mainly literary responsibilities, e.g. choosing the plays for performance, editing and adapting texts, and writing program notes

[Mid-19th century. Via French< Greek dramatourgos "worker in drama" < drama (see drama)]
Advertisement

© 2009 Microsoft