French Conversation · Level 97
60 words
French word
dramaturge
Pronunciation
IPA/dʁamatyʁʒ/
Meaning
- noun (m./f.)playwright
Example
Le dramaturge a écrit une nouvelle pièce.
The playwright wrote a new play.
More examples
Le dramaturge corrige le texte avant la première.
The playwright corrects the text before the premiere.
Core concept
A theatre craftsperson shaping a play's dramatic flow and preparing it for performance.
Similar words
auteur: A person who creates a work and releases it under their own name.
écrivain: A literary writer who publishes works across a range of genres.
scénariste: A screenwriter who organizes stories and dialogue for audiovisual works.
Definition in French
Personne du monde théâtral responsable de la construction dramatique d'une pièce et de son adaptation pour la scène.
Word origin
French dramaturge was borrowed from German Dramaturg, ultimately from Greek dramatourgos, formed from drama and ergon, meaning work.
Usage tips
- Dramaturge is grammatically masculine or feminine, so French uses un dramaturge or une dramaturge without changing the noun.