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playwright
A person who writes plays (dramas) professionally; a stage author.
William Shakespeare ist wohl der berühmteste Dramatiker der Weltgeschichte.
William Shakespeare is probably the most famous playwright in world history.
The word consists of 'Drama' (drama/play) and the ending '-iker'. The ending '-iker' often refers to a person who works professionally or intensively with a certain field, as in 'Physiker' (physicist) or 'Informatiker' (computer scientist).
Er ist kein Physiker, sondern ein Dramatiker.
He is not a physicist, but a playwright.
'Der Dramatiker' (the playwright) belongs to the word family of 'das Drama' (the play/drama) and 'dramatisch' (the adjective dramatic). If you know one word, you can understand the others more easily.
Dieser Dramatiker schreibt sehr dramatische Stücke.
This playwright writes very dramatic plays.
Common adjectives used with 'Dramatiker' (playwright) are 'berühmt' (famous), 'bekannt' (well-known), 'modern' (modern), or 'zeitgenössisch' (contemporary).
Bertolt Brecht war ein sehr einflussreicher deutscher Dramatiker.
Bertolt Brecht was a very influential German playwright.
