/ trəˈdʒiːdiən; NAmE / noun ( formal )
1.
a person who writes tragedies for the theatre
2.
an actor in tragedies
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English (denoting a writer of tragedies): from Old French tragediane , from tragedie , via Latin from Greek tragōidia , apparently from tragos goat (the reason remains unexplained) + ōidē song, ode.