playwright

noun

play·​wright ˈplā-ˌrīt 

: a person who writes plays

Examples of playwright in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The playwright Aristophanes’ account of love was the soul’s clocking of its like in another. — Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 17 Oct. 2026

Alan Mandell, a classical actor and renowned interpreter of playwright Samuel Beckett’s work, died Tuesday at his home in Westwood at the age of 98. — Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026

Drexler, who died last year, at ninety-eight, was not only an iconoclastic novelist, a multiple-Obie-winning playwright, and an Emmy-winning comedy writer. — Leslie Camhi, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2026

His gesture earned praise from his bohemian cohort, which included the playwright Oscar Wilde and fellow designers William Morris and Philip Webb, who appreciated the dramatic look of his new ceiling upon visiting with him. — Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 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