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

Word History and Origins

Origin of tragedian¹

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

Example Sentences

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

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

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

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

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