tragedian

noun
/tɹəˈd͡ʒidiən/US

Etymology

From Middle English tragedyen, from Old French tragediane (French tragédien), equivalent to tragedy + -ian.

  1. derived from tragediane
  2. inherited from tragedyen

Definitions

  1. An actor who specializes in tragic roles.

    • Euen thoſe you were wont to take such delight in the Tragedians of the City.
    • Greene died of a debauch; and Marlowe, the gracer of tragedians, perished in an ignominious brawl.
  2. A playwright who writes tragedies.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for tragedian. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA