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View synonyms for tragedian

tragedian

[ truh-jee-dee-uhn ]

noun

  1. an actor especially noted for performing tragic roles.
  2. a writer of tragedy.


tragedian

/ trəˈdʒiːdɪən; trəˌdʒiːdɪˈɛn /

noun

  1. an actor who specializes in tragic roles
  2. a writer of tragedy
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of tragedian1

1325–75; tragedy + -an; replacing Middle English tragedien < Middle French
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Example Sentences

Nobody else can touch her as a satirist, tragedian, and dissector of human behavior.

It was when the face and figure of a great tragedian began to haunt her imagination and stir her senses.

Any one may possess the portrait of a tragedian without exciting suspicion or comment.

Barton Booth died; a celebrated tragedian in the reign of queen Anne, author of some songs and minor pieces.

Dumas dwells especially on the voice of the great tragedian—a voice that was glorious and sincere, and in anguish was a sob.

Speak of his early life as a strolling player, his failure as a tragedian and his success in comedy.

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