as in writer
a person who writes plays
The actor perfectly captured the unique cadences employed by the playwright.
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Recent Examples of playwright
Besson is a prizewinning author, screenwriter, and playwright.
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Literary Hub, 26 May 2026
Director/star Olivia Wilde sets the table for a funny and touching affair that co-stars Seth Rogen, Edward Norton and Penelope Cruz and is imbued with the spirit of playwright Edward Albee.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 23 May 2026
Ambrossi and Calvo co-wrote the screenplay with playwright Alberto Conejero.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 23 May 2026
My favorite part of [All Out playwright Simon Rich]’s writing is his unflinching and hilarious honesty.
—Patrick Gomez, Entertainment Weekly, 22 May 2026
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Literary Hub, 26 May 2026
Director/star Olivia Wilde sets the table for a funny and touching affair that co-stars Seth Rogen, Edward Norton and Penelope Cruz and is imbued with the spirit of playwright Edward Albee.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 23 May 2026
Ambrossi and Calvo co-wrote the screenplay with playwright Alberto Conejero.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 23 May 2026
My favorite part of [All Out playwright Simon Rich]’s writing is his unflinching and hilarious honesty.
—Patrick Gomez, Entertainment Weekly, 22 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for playwright
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Ed Simon is the Public Humanities Special Faculty in the English Department of Carnegie Mellon University, a staff writer for Lit Hub, and the editor of Belt Magazine.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
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Ernest Chambers, a prolific TV writer-producer whose 60-year career working on The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, My Three Sons, The Dick Van Dyke Show and dozens of specials and variety shows that landed him 11 Emmy nominations, has died.—
Erik Pedersen,
Deadline,
2 June 2026
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The theater was built by songwriter, dramatist and playwright Arthur Hammerstein to honor his father, Oscar Hammerstein I, and opened as Hammerstein’s Theater in 1927.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
22 May 2026
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In transcripts of hearings of the notorious House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC), Garber finds an upwelling of voices from the literary past, among them Christopher Marlowe, the revenge dramatist Thomas Kyd, and, from first to last, Shakespeare, Shakespeare, Shakespeare.—
Charlie Tyson,
The Atlantic,
27 Apr. 2026
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Bilton is a technology journalist, author, documentary filmmaker and screenwriter.—
Daniel Arkin,
NBC news,
3 June 2026
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In addition to his journalism career, Bilton has also worked as a screenwriter and filmmaker.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
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Named one of the Ten Best Books of 2024 by the New York Times, this masterpiece of self-revelation chronicles the author’s gender transition in her late 60s.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
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The Connaught Grill is a contemporary iteration of the 1955 Grill, loved by Bond author Ian Fleming.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 June 2026
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“Playwright.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/playwright. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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