(also drama·turg ) / ˈdræmətɜːdʒ; NAmE -tɜːrdʒ/ noun
( formal ) a person who writes or edits plays for a theatre
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 19th cent.: via French and German from Greek dramatourgos , from drama , dramat- drama + -ergos worker.
(also drama·turg ) / ˈdræmətɜːdʒ; NAmE -tɜːrdʒ/ noun
( formal ) a person who writes or edits plays for a theatre
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 19th cent.: via French and German from Greek dramatourgos , from drama , dramat- drama + -ergos worker.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005