playwright

noun

play·​wright ˈplā-ˌrīt How to pronounce playwright (audio)
: a person who writes plays

Examples of playwright in a Sentence

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Over the ensuing decades, Giard photographed writers working across many genres—playwrights, poets, novelists, theorists, memoirists, critics, even cookbook authors. Chris Wiley, New Yorker, 28 June 2025 Five years later, playwright and producer Vanessa Lynn filed a lawsuit against TPS, accusing the mogul of idea theft over his TV series The Have and Have Nots. Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 27 June 2025 Her mission statement was to work with living American and international playwrights as a director and a producer, to present their plays at various stages of development, and to attract top-level stage talent. Greg Evans, Deadline, 26 June 2025 Occasionally, playwrights like me used the room to workshop stuff. Helen Schulman, The Atlantic, 26 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for playwright

Word History

Etymology

play entry 2 + obsolete wright maker — more at wright

First Known Use

1605, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of playwright was in 1605

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“Playwright.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/playwright. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.

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playwright

noun
play·​wright ˈplā-ˌrīt How to pronounce playwright (audio)
: a person who writes plays
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