playwright

noun

play·​wright ˈplā-ˌrīt 

: a person who writes plays

Examples of playwright in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Bass-Moore, now an actress and playwright in New York, worked in community engagement at Texas and was the co-founder and director of the university’s Fearless Leadership Institute. — Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026

His third album, 2001’s Phantom Moon, made with poet and playwright Steven Sater, pushed further into that territory. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 18 Sep. 2026

Guiding the playwright’s implementation of the Indigenous language was Cal State Northridge professor Fermín Herrera — one of the few experts in the continent on classical Nahuatl. — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026

As playwright, his Broadway works include The Other Place, The Snow Geese, and Pictures from Home. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2026

Word History

Etymology

play entry 2 + obsolete wright maker — more at wright

First Known Use

1605, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for playwright

• affright
• airtight
• albite
• alight
• alright
• aplite
• aright
• bainite
• birthright
• bobwhite
• bornite
• bullfight

Kids Definition

playwright

noun

play·​wright ˈplā-ˌrīt 

: a person who writes plays