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
Williams is widely regarded as one of the foremost playwrights of 20th-century American drama.
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Greg Evans, Deadline, 8 July 2025
The playwright used public records and court transcripts to tell the true story of an 18-year-old son who turned in his father for his part in the January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.
—Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
Robert Schenkkan, Austin's most accomplished playwright? Scores of playwrights have called Austin home.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
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
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Greg Evans, Deadline, 8 July 2025
The playwright used public records and court transcripts to tell the true story of an 18-year-old son who turned in his father for his part in the January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.
—Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
Robert Schenkkan, Austin's most accomplished playwright? Scores of playwrights have called Austin home.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for playwright
Noun
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Ullmann is right that, for a writer, precision is the minimum.—
Nadja Spiegelman,
New York Times,
23 July 2025
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The series is produced by RCN Estudios, with a writers' room featuring Marta Betoldi (Ciega a Citas), César Betancur (Rigo), and Luis Carlos Ávila (La Reina del Flow).—
Veronica Villafañe,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
Noun
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Conrad Earp, Asteroid City Of the three dramatists on this list, Earp is obviously the most developed.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
2 June 2025
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Don’t underestimate what an intrepid dramatist can do with Shakespeare’s inexhaustible masterpiece.—
Christopher Knight,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2025
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Lionsgate is releasing the film domestically, with Universal handling distribution in the rest of the world except for Japan, which is handled by Kino Films. Antoine Fuqua directs, with John Logan as screenwriter and Jaafar Jackson starring as his late uncle.—
Pat Saperstein,
Variety,
24 July 2025
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Nelson, who's also a playwright, screenwriter, and director, will launch his second novel, Superhero, on Dec. 2, and Entertainment Weekly has an exclusive first look at the cover.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
23 July 2025
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Sci-fi author Bruce Sterling is a popular multimedia keynote speaker this year, and at many future conferences.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
23 July 2025
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Alice Randall, a renowned country songwriter and author, recently discussed the deep connection between country music and Black history at Fisk University.—
Marcus K. Dowling,
The Tennessean,
23 July 2025
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“Playwright.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/playwright. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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