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noun
Someone who writes or adapts theater plays; a playwright or dramatist, especially one connected with a specific theater or company.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rare
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, theater
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Synonyms: dramaturgist
Antonyms: none provided
noun
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rare
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, theater
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Synonyms: dramaturg
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To act as a dramaturge.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: ambitransitive, rare
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, theater
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
* Definition 1: Borrowed from French dramaturge. * Definition 2: Borrowed from German Dramaturg.
Across languages
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