What is the Latin word for tragedian?

The usual Latin words for “tragedian” are tragoedus, tragicus, cothurnātus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“tragedian” in Latin

tragoedusA tragic actor.; An epithet of Jupiter tragicustragic; Relating to tragedy or to a tragic drama cothurnātusbuskined, tragic

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

tragedian

tragoedus: actor tragicus. Tragedians, tragici (opposed to comici); cothurnati (opposed to calceati, Sen., Ep., 8, 7).

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What is the Latin word for tragedian?: The usual Latin words for “tragedian” are tragoedus, tragicus, cothurnātus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.