dramaturge

English

noun
Definitions
  • (rare) Someone who writes or adapts theater plays, a playwright, dramatist, especially one connected with a specific theater or company.
  • (rare) 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.

Etymology

Borrowed from French dramaturge borrowed from German Dramaturg.

Origin

German (Berlin)

Dramaturg

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