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
Saunders’ analysis of his quartet of authors and their stories also puts me in mind of an observation by the late playwright Tom Stoppard.
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Literary Hub, 20 May 2026
Enter playwright Alexandra Silber, whose fresh adaptation works for the most part remarkably well.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026
When Moses Sumney was first approached about working on the music for the film adaptation of playwright Aleshea Harris’ Is God Is, his initial response was an immediate, resounding no.
—Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 19 May 2026
If Jeopardy asks about Norwegian playwrights, the answer is almost always Henrik Ibsen.
—Drew Goins, The Atlantic, 19 May 2026
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Literary Hub, 20 May 2026
Enter playwright Alexandra Silber, whose fresh adaptation works for the most part remarkably well.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026
When Moses Sumney was first approached about working on the music for the film adaptation of playwright Aleshea Harris’ Is God Is, his initial response was an immediate, resounding no.
—Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 19 May 2026
If Jeopardy asks about Norwegian playwrights, the answer is almost always Henrik Ibsen.
—Drew Goins, The Atlantic, 19 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for playwright
Noun
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The late New Yorker writer Donald Barthleme, an absurdist, is often cited as an example.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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And yet every day writers call me from conference rooms at their day jobs, or cramped kitchens with their children, or cars sitting in their driveways—sometimes the only place quiet enough to think.—
David O’Neill,
New Yorker,
20 May 2026
Noun
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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
Noun
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As a director and screenwriter, Spiro’s debut feature film Night Comes On premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, winning the Sundance Innovator Award and the Jury Prize at the Deauville Film Festival.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
20 May 2026
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Ansari will be hosted in Paris by Franco-Chilean screenwriter Antonia Girardi.—
Christopher Vourlias,
Variety,
19 May 2026
Noun
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Saunders’ analysis of his quartet of authors and their stories also puts me in mind of an observation by the late playwright Tom Stoppard.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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The authors do not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and have disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.—
Eric Welch,
The Conversation,
19 May 2026
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“Playwright.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/playwright. Accessed 26 May. 2026.
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