noun
tragedian
A writer of tragic plays.
Sophocles is a Greek tragedian whose plays explore suffering and fate.
Etymology
The dramatic genre-name takes a person-forming ending. A tragedian can therefore be the writer who composes tragic plays.
More examples
- The tragedian writes about a ruler whose pride destroys his kingdom.
- We study three ancient tragedians and compare their plays.
- As a tragedian, she creates characters whose choices lead to disaster.
Forms
tragedian · tragedians
tragedy noun — A play ending in suffering or disaster.
Similar words
- playwright
- Writes plays of any kind, not necessarily tragedies.
- dramatist
- Names a writer of drama without specifying its genre.