dramatist

dramatist
dram‧a‧tist AC /ˈdræmətəst, ˈdræmətɪst/ noun [countable]someone who writes plays, especially serious ones
   SYN  playwright
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ writer someone who writes books, stories, or articles in as a job: Greene was one of the finest writers of his generation. | a writer for the Independent on Sunday magazine | I always wanted to be a writer.
   ▪ author someone who writes books, especially works of literature, or someone who wrote a particular book: Among the guests was the author Salman Rushdie. | The author will be signing copies of his book. | He was the author of ‘How to Win Friends and Influence People’.
   ▪ novelist someone who writes books about imaginary people or events: Charles Dickens was one of the greatest 19th century novelists. | the romantic novelist Barbara Cartland
   ▪ poet someone who writes poems: a class studying the works of modern American poets
   ▪ playwright someone who writes plays: Shakespeare was the greatest playwright in English history.
   ▪ dramatist someone who writes plays - used especially in literary writing, about playwrights in the past: the great French dramatist, Moliere
   ▪ scriptwriter (also screenwriter) someone who writes plays for films or television: Three or four scriptwriters work on the show.
   ▪ blogger someone who regularly writes about a particular subject on their own website: a travel blogger | a blogger who writes about the differences between American and British English