dramaturge
English
Etymology
- Definition 1: Borrowed from French dramaturge.
- Definition 2: Borrowed from German Dramaturg.
Noun
dramaturge (plural dramaturges)
- (rare, often called dramaturgist) Someone who writes or adapts theater plays, a playwright, dramatist, especially one connected with a specific theater or company.
- (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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Translations
playwright
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literary adviser or editor
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French
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek δραματουργός (dramatourgós).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dʁa.ma.tyʁʒ/
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Further reading
- “dramaturge” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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